2003 Alaska Ocean Sciences Bowl Research Project: Coastal Community Development
The following papers were submitted by high school teams participating in the 2003 Alaska regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.
Winning paper
- Juneau-Douglas High School, team "Tempest": Juneau International Airport: Safety Concerns and Estuarine Habitat Values
Second place (tie):
- Skyview High School, team "Laridae": The Future of the Kenai River Estuary—An Economic Model for Survival
- Juneau-Douglas High School, team "Avalanche": Connecting the Southeastern Alaska Communities of the Northern Lynn Canal
Other papers
(in alphabetical order by city)
- Chugiak High School, team Mad Mad Mad Mollusks: The Development of the Alaskan Ginseng Industry in Hyder, Alaska
- Dimond High School, Anchorage, team "Dimond Ditzes": The South Coastal Trail Controversy
- Homer High School, team "Homer Ooze": Seawall Construction in Homer, Alaska
- Juneau-Douglas High School, team "Aquarius": Effects of Cruise Ships on Southeast Alaska Environment and Economy
- Kodiak High School, team "Perspicacious Pinnipeds": At All Costs: The Effort to Protect Steller Sea Lions and Its Possible Outcomes for the Salmon Industry and Kodiak's Economy
- Kotzebue High School, team "Benthic Babes": The Long-Range Effects on Locally Important Marine Resources of the Proposed Deepwater Port in Kotzebue
- seeUOnline/Valley Pathways, team "Apex Predators": Planning for Population Growth in the Matanuska Susitna Borough and Managing Valuable Estuarine Wetlands
- Seward High School, team "Coccolithophores": Alaska Shellfish Farming
- Soldotna High School, team "Maricultural Oyster Observers (MOO)": Oysters: Kachemak Bay's Developing Aquacultural Industry
- Soldotna High School, team #2: Fish Traps as an Alternative to Drift Gillnetting in the Kasilof River
