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This report presents the findings and recommendations for the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) Task Force on Methane Hydrates. The Task Force was charged to review the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) methane hydrates research program to evaluate the program’s pre-commercial research activities and progress in (1) understanding the assessment and exploitation of hydrates as an energy resource, and (2) understanding the environmental impact of hydrates, whether as a result of naturally occurring phenomena or of human activity.