2013 Alaska Tsunami Teams
Alaska Region National Ocean Sciences BowlThe following high schools intend to compete in the 16th annual Alaska regional competition in Seward on February 8–10, 2013. The competition schedule is available online, including the order of oral presentations.
Asterisks (*) denote returning coaches and students. Multiple asterisks signify multiple years' participation. A times sign plus number means there were too many asterisks to count.
Names in bold were chosen by their teammates and coaches as the most valuable members of their teams.
The 2013 regional competition is limited to 25 teams on a first-come, first-served basis. (This is an increase of 5 teams from previous years' limit of 20.) Only one team per school was accepted until October 1, 2012. If space is available after October 1, additional teams from schools already accepted can sign up. Additional teams wanting to participate are placed on a waiting list and are accepted into the competition if other teams drop out.
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Team Antarctic Bottom Water Anchorage: South Anchorage High School Sarah Noel* Chris Backstrum,*** coach Project: The Yukon River Estuary and Satellite Photography as a Tool for Population Studies in the Yukon Estuary [PDF; 3.6 MB] Tenacious Dawgsharks Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Ben Americus*** Kara Johnson,* coach, and Megan Milligan, assistant coach Project: Wells and Whales: The Ecological Effects and Future of Cook Inlet Hydrocarbon Production [PDF; 1.8 MB] Omniscient Octopodes Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center [quiz only] Gabrielle Brown* Kara Johnson,* coach, and Megan Milligan, assistant coach Flamin' Krakens Connor Ito* Clint Reigh** and Summer Graber,* coaches Project: Can Biofuel Become a Sustainable Resource for Dillingham? [PDF; 80 KB] The Squidlets Ladonya George Clint Reigh** and Summer Graber,* coaches Project: PCB in Dillingham [PDF; 152 KB] Hutchison Hammerheads Fairbanks: Hutchison High School Jared Canright* Megan McCarthy,** coach, and James Savereide, assistant coach Project: To Know the Inconnu: A Management Plan for Sheefish in the Kobuk-Selawik Estuarine System [PDF; 756 KB] Team Salmonids Aurora Waclawski Bruce Rife, x7 coach Project: Management of Kachemak Bay Salmon: Preservation of Our Estuaries [PDF; 1.2 MB] That Dam Team Adi Davis* Bruce Rife, x7 coach Project: Optimization of Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project: Focus on stream and estuary health [PDF; 4.1 MB] Team Pogonophoraphobia Sam Kurland*** Ben Carney, x6 coach Project: Comparative Ecosystem-Based Management of Several Forage Fishes in the Changing Berners Bay Estuary [PDF; 3.8 MB] Terrifying Tardigrades Juneau-Douglas High School [quiz only] Stephen Mell Ben Carney, x6 coach Team Nuclear Narwhals Juneau: Thunder Mountain High School Grace Stauffer Jake Jacoby,*** coach Project: The Mendenhall Wetland's Acreage Issue [PDF; 2.2 MB] Pretentious Pandalids Wesley Voley** Mark Proch,x7 coach Project: An Estuarine Ecosystem Based Management Plan to the Spot Shrimp (Pandalus Platyceros) Resource in Prince William Sound with Reference to the Neva Estuary [PDF, 732 KB] Saber-Tooth Salmon Jessica Mateer Julie Landwehr,*** coach, and Susie McKee, assistant coach Project: Preservation of Pink Salmon in Carroll Inlet [PDF; 508 KB] |
Marvelous Megalops Hannah L. Christian Switgard Duesterloh**** and Jane Eisemann,** coaches Project: Salmon Restoration Efforts at the Karluk Estuary (Kodiak, AK), and a Comparative Look at the Schelde Estuary (Belgium) [PDF; 1.2 MB] Continental Drifters Kotlik School (LYSD) Jacinta Matthias** Raphia Maglinao,**** coach Project: The Nushagak Estuary: Its Salmon Resource, Potential Threat and Proposed Management Plan [PDF; 3 MB] The Kobuk Lakers Margy Norton** Lance Westing,*** coach Project: Chum Salmon and Maintaining a Healthy Habitat in the Hotham Inlet Estuary [PDF; 1 MB] Omnipotent Octopi Tyler Lantiegne** Joni Johnson**** and Sunny Rice,**** coaches Project: The Effects of Timber Harvest on the East Duncan Canal Estuary [PDF; 1.7 MB] Opulent Opisthoproctidae Garrison Brooks Joni Johnson**** and Sunny Rice,**** coaches Project: Mining on the Stikine River and Effects on the Estuary [PDF; 316 KB] Scammon Bay Seawolves Scammon Bay School (LYSD) Jace Aguchak** Melissa Rivers,** coach Project: Kachemak Bay [PDF; 184 KB] Don't Say No to Coho Alex Ashford** Carlyn Nichols,* coach Project: Resurrection Bay Wild Coho Salmon in Potential Danger [PDF; 120 KB] The Real Krusty Crab Jess Andersen* Reid Brewer, x6 coach, and David Gibson, assistant coach Project: Implementing Artificial Reefs to enhance Red King Crab subsistence resources in Captains Bay, an Unalaskan Estuary [PDF; 2.6 MB] Mat-Tsunamis Wasilla: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Christopher Erickson** Tim Lundt,**** coach Project: The Stabilization of the Chinook Salmon Population in the Copper River Delta Estuary [PDF; 764 KB] The Cerulean Tempests Wasilla: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Deiniol Ballais Tim Lundt,**** coach Project: The Comprehensive Management of Chinook Salmon in Campbell Creek Estuary, as Compared to Fraser River Estuary [PDF; 1.7 MB] Wave Runners Wasilla: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Benjamin Fujimoto Tim Lundt,**** coach Project: Comparison of Sockeye Salmon in the Kasilof Estuary and Columbian Estuary [PDF; 628 KB] Marianas Allison Thomason*** Roger Saft,**** coach Project: A Juxtaposition of Kachemak Bay and Yaquina Bay Estuaries [PDF; 920 KB] |
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