2009 Alaska Ocean Sciences Bowl Research Project: Hazards facing an Alaska coastal community resulting of ocean acidification
The following papers were submitted by high school teams participating in the 2009 Alaska regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. The ranking of the top three projects is based on the combined score of the written paper and the oral presentation. The rest are listed in alphabetical order by school. Papers will be posted as quickly as possible.
Winning Project (tie)
- Juneau–Douglas High School Naughty Nautilli: The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in Alaska
- Juneau–Douglas / Thunder Mountain High School Coo Coo for Coccolithophores: The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Meroplanktonic Organisms
Third Place
- Petersburg High School W.O.A.A.: Cause and Effect of Ocean Acidification in Petersburg, Alaska
Other Projects
(in alphabetical order by city)
- Anchorage: South Anchorage High School Team Starfish: Ocean Acidification and its Effects on Prince Williams Sound
- Cordova High School–Prince William Sound Science Center New Fish on the Dock: The Not So Happy Meal
- Cordova High School–Prince William Sound Science Center Visceral Mass: The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Pink Salmon in Prince William Sound
- Eagle River High School Oceanic V-Caps: The Distribution of Iron and Silica into the Bering Sea
- Kodiak High School SMART: Projected Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Marine Ecosystem and Social Structure of Kodiak
- Mountain Village Team A: Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Fishing Industry of Alaska
- Mountain Village Team B: The Impact of Ocean Acidification on Salmon in the Lower Yukon
- Seward High School The Zin: Effects of Ocean Acidification in Seward
- Wasilla: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School [no team name] The Effects of Ocean Acidification in the Cook Inlet
- Wasilla High School Omega Alpha Marine Wolverine Delta Squad: The Most Important Hazards Facing the Wasilla Alaska Area as a Result of Ocean Acidification
- White Mountain School Wolves: Ocean Acidification
