2011 Alaska Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) Schedule of Events
February 3 –6, 2011, Seward, Alaska
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Thursday, 3 February 2011 |
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| 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Check-in and optional practice at the Seward Marine Center's K.M. Rae Marine Education Building, 125 Third Avenue |
Friday, 4 February 2011All oral presentations are open to the public |
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| 6:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 7:00 a.m. | Doors open at Seward High School, 2100 Swetman Avenue |
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Final team check-in |
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome and introductions |
| 8:30 a.m. | 1st oral presentation: Northern Bullheads, Kotzebue "Hotham Inlet Cyanobacterial Blooms: Cyanobacterial Blooms in the Arctic and Its Potential Effects" |
| 9:00 a.m. | 2nd oral presentation: Tidal Wave, Scammon Bay "Climate Change" |
| 9:30 a.m. | 3rd oral presentation: Absolute Vorticity, Juneau-Douglas "Potential Impacts of Pacific Salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) Hatcheries on Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) in Lynn Canal" |
| 10:00 a.m. | 15-minute break and snacks |
| 10:15 a.m. | 4th oral presentation: The LYSD's Atomic Sea Ice, Kotlik "The Impact of Eutrophication on Marine Ecosystems and Its Relation to Village Life" |
| 10:45 a.m. | 5th oral presentation: Inglorious Dawgsharks, Cordova "Waste Not, Want Not: Finding Alternate Uses for Cannery Discharge" |
| 11:15 a.m. | 6th oral presentation: Tiger Sharks, Mat-Su Career & Technical High School "Effects of Cyanide Fishing on the Coral Reefs of Wakatobi Marine National Park" |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch at Seward High School for NOSB teams and volunteers |
| 1:00 p.m. | Tours or other activities |
| 3:00 p.m. | 7th oral presentation: Ostentatious Otters, Juneau-Douglas "The Effects of Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Reintroduction in Southeast Alaska on the Dive Fisheries of Southern Southeast Alaska" |
| 3:30 p.m. | 8th oral presentation: Smack WHAT?!, Seward "Jellyfish Blooms and Their Effects in the Sea of Japan" |
| 4:00 p.m. | 9th oral presentation: AquaTeen HungerForce, Petersburg "Invasive Tunicates and Their Impact on the Ecosystem Surrounding Petersburg, Alaska" |
| 4:30 p.m. | 15-minute break and snacks |
| 4:45 p.m. | 10th oral presentation: Teal Turtles, Unalaska "The Implications of Increased Marine Debris on Unalaska Bay" |
| 5:15 p.m. | 11th oral presentation: Mat-Tsunami, Mat-Su Career & Technical High School "The Sensitive Baltic Sea" |
| 5:45 p.m. | 12th oral presentation: Copper River Reds, Kenny Lake "The Potential Effects of an All-Alaska Gas Pipeline on Prince William Sound—Does the Benefit Outweigh the Cost?" |
| 6:15 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:00 p.m. | Evening activities, details to be announced |
Saturday, 5 February 2011All oral presentations, quiz matches, and programs are open to the public |
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| 6:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 7:00 a.m. | Doors open at Seward High School, 2100 Swetman Avenue |
| 8:00 a.m. | Announcements |
| 8:15 a.m. | 13th oral presentation: Turbidites, Kodiak "The Effects of Fish Processing Biowaste on the Ocean’s Organisms and Nutrients" |
| 8:45 a.m. | 14th oral presentation: Frisky Phronima, Unalaska "Increased Marine Transportation in Unalaska Bay and Its Future Implications" |
| 9:15 a.m. | 15th oral presentation: Anthozoa, Wasilla "Management of Marine Resources after an Exxon Valdez–Type Oil Spill near Kaktovik, Alaska" |
| 9:45 a.m. | 15-minute break and snacks |
| 10:00 a.m. | 16th oral presentation: Phycodurus eques, Ketchikan "Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms in Southeast Alaska" |
| 10:30 a.m. | 17th oral presentation: Auto-Eviscerators, Cordova "Effects of Melting Glaciers on Nutrient Flux to the Gulf of Alaska" |
| 11:00 a.m. | 18th oral presentation: Kodiak Kings, Kodiak "Offshore Drilling in Bristol Bay" |
| 11:30 p.m. | Lunch at Seward High School for NOSB teams and volunteers |
| 1:00 p.m. | Announcements and Rules Review |
| 1:30 p.m. | Round 1 (RR-1) |
| 2:15 p.m. | Round 2 (RR-2) |
| 3:00 p.m. | 15-minute break and snacks |
| 3:15 p.m. | Round 3 (RR-3) |
| 4:00 p.m. | Round 4 (RR-4) |
| 4:45 p.m. | Round 5 (RR-5) |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner at Alaska SeaLife Center for NOSB teams and volunteers |
| 7:00 p.m. | Speaker: Mandy Lindeberg |
| 7:30 – 8:30 | Author Mandy Lindeberg will be signing copies of Field Guide to Seaweeds of Alaska. Open to the public. |
| 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. | NOSB Art Show, “Ocean Connection”—opening reception and award presentation at the Alaska SeaLife Center lobby. Open to the public. |
Sunday, 6 February 2011All quiz rounds and the awards ceremony are open to the public |
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| 6:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast at Breeze Inn for NOSB teams & out-of-town volunteers |
| 7:00 a.m. | Doors open at Seward High School, 2100 Swetman Avenue |
| 8:30 a.m. | Announcements |
| 9:00 a.m. | Round 6 (DE-1) |
| 9:45 a.m. | Round 7 (DE-2) |
| 10:30 a.m. | Round 8 (DE-3) |
| 11:15 a.m. | Round 9 (DE-4)—Championship round |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch at Seward High School for NOSB teams and volunteers |
| 1:00 p.m. | Awards ceremony, Seward High School Auditorum—open to the public |
