The Blake Ridge is one of the largest and best-characterization of the marine gas hydrate provinces within the US Exclusive Economic Zone. However, the lack of commercial exploration on the Blake Ridge, coupled with the largely disseminated nature of the hydrate deposits, means that this region is often overlooked in assessments of geohazard or resource potential on US continental margins. In fact, hydrates in the sediments of the Blake Ridge and nearby regions are associated with both natural hazards (e.g. submarine slope failures) and large quantities of methane. For these and other reasons, studies of the Blake Ridge remain as relevant as ever for advancing our understanding of methane hydrates. Research on the Blake Ridge continues to yield fundamental insights into the dynamics of gas hydrate reservoirs, the interaction of hydrates and the ocean-atmosphere system, and the physical, chemical, and biological processes that control concentration and accumulation of hydrates.