followup: green goo

Back in July, I mentioned the report of a 15-mile stretch of green goo in the Arctic ocean near Alaska.  I went searching today for any reports on what that stuff really was.

Basically, it was rotting compost that turned all oily and icky on the surface of the water.  A phytoplankton researcher with the University of Alaska has two theories on the origin of such a large mass of seaweed:

• A severe storm and heavy seas in the area brought up seaweed from the bottom, and it is now decomposing on the surface.
• The seasonal ice melt created an infusion of fresh water into the salt water, resulting in reduced oxygen and plant life rising to the surface.

- http://www.soundingsonline.com/news/dispatches/238602/238602

I'm still not having any luck, though, finding recent news on that (potential) volcano in the Pacific ocean near Oregon state.