Research Paper Archives
These research papers were submitted by high school teams participating in the Alaska regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.
To find all the papers submitted for a particular year and topic, click on that year's link. Or check out the complete list of papers below, sorted alphabetically by school. For more information on past competitions, visit the main NOSB archives page.
Research papers by year (and topic)
2006 research papers (topic: ecosystem-based management)
2005 research papers (topic: climate change)
2004 research papers (topic: contaminants)
2003 research papers (topic: coastal community development)
2002 research papers (topic: Alaskan species under pressure)
2001 research papers (topic: environmental protection plan)
2000 research papers (topic: salmon management plan)
1999 research papers (topic: Steller sea lion declines)
Research papers alphabetically by high school
Anchorage—Bartlett High School
- Ship Creek Crack Down (2004)
Anchorage—Dimond High School
- The South Coastal Trail Controversy (2003)
- The Eklutna Project (2002)
- The Pike Plague (2001 winning project)
- Decline of the Steller Sea Lion (1999)
Anchorage—East Anchorage High School
- Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus, sp.)—An in-depth research paper on the population decline of Pacific salmon in Alaska (2000)
- An In-Depth Research of Possible Causes for Steller Sea Lion Population Declines in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea (1999)
Anchorage—South Anchorage High School
Bethel Alternative Boarding School
- Cost Analysis of Moving Four Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Villages in Response to Rising Sea Levels (2005)
- Effect of Housing on Dissolved Oxygen in Bethel, Alaska, Lakes (2004)
Cordova High School
- Ecosystem Management of Pacific Halibut in Prince William Sound (2006 winning project)
- The Effects of Climate Change on Cordova, Alaska, on the Prince William Sound (2005)
- Effects of Hydrocarbons on Pacific Herring in Prince William Sound (2004)
- Killer Whales in Peril: The Decline of the AT1 Group in Prince William Sound, Alaska (2002)
Eagle River—Chugiak High School
- The Development of the Alaskan Ginseng Industry in Hyder, Alaska (2003)
- Relieving Anadromous Pressures: A Dissertation of Steelhead Trout in the Anchor River Vicinity (2002)
- Eagle River: Past, Present, and Future (2001)
- Analysis of the Status Quo of Salmon Populations in Cook Inlet (2000)
- Decrease in Steller Sea Lion Populations—Due to Whaling and Overfishing of Pollock in Alaska (1999)
Homer High School
- Threat of European Green Crab Invasion in Kachemak Bay (2004)
- Seawall Construction in Homer, Alaska (2003)
Kenny Lake School
Kodiak High School
- At All Costs: The Effort to Protect Steller Sea Lions and Its Possible Outcomes for the Salmon Industry and Kodiak's Economy (2003)
- Factors Affecting the Tanner Crab Population Near the Kodiak Archipelago (2002)
Kotzebue High School
Juneau-Douglas High School
- Ecosystem management plan for the reconciliation of diverse interests concerning the eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) in the Berners Bay watershed (2006)
- Haa Shagoon: An ecosystem–based fisheries management plan for sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the Taku Watershed (2006)
- Effects of Climate Change on Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Area of Juneau, Southeast Alaska (2005)
- Climate Change Effects on the Marine Food Web in the Area of Juneau, Alaska (2005)
- Persistent Organic Pollutants in Alaska (2004)
- Tailings Disposal Options for the Kensington Mine at Berners Bay Near Juneau, Alaska (2004)
- Juneau International Airport: Safety Concerns and Estuarine Habitat Values (2003 winning project)
- Connecting the Southeastern Alaska Communities of the Northern Lynn Canal (2003)
- Effects of Cruise Ships on Southeast Alaska Environment and Economy (2003)
- History & Future of Cruise Ship Waste (2001)
- Natural & Human History of the Mendenhall Watershed near Juneau, Alaska (2001)
- Wastewater Management for Juneau, Alaska (2001)
- Alaska Pacific Salmon Populations Analysis and Recommendations (2000)
- Salmon Management (2000)
- Population Decline of Steller Sea Lion: Analysis and Recommendations (1999 winning project)
- System Analysis of Steller Sea Lions Decline in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska (1999)
Ninilchik School
- Spruce Bark Beetles (2004)
- Catching the Fish and Eating Them Too—Halibut: a Pressured Species (2002 winning project)
- Ninilchik Coastal Community (2001)
seeUOnline/Valley Pathways
- Declining Value of Alaska Wild Salmon Fisheries: An Economic Solution (2005)
- Up the Creek Without a Paddle: Home Septic Systems in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough (2004)
- Planning for Population Growth in the Matanuska Susitna Borough and Managing Valuable Estuarine Wetlands (2003)
Selawik—Davis-Ramoth Memorial School
- Effects of Open Landfills on an Arctic Community (2004 winning project)
Seward High School
- Kenai Peninsula Ecosystem Management Plan for Pandalid Shrimp (2006)
- Global Warming in Barrow, Alaska (2005)
- Transient Orcas: A Dying Breed (2002)
- An Analysis of Resurrection Bay (2001)
- Resurrection Bay Salmon Management Plan and Other Related Issues (2000)
- A Look at the Possible Causes of Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) Decline (1999)
Soldotna High School
- The Effects of a Salmon Shark Fishery in Prince William Sound (2006)
- The Effects of Global Warming on Barrow's Permafrost, Ice, and Community(2005)
- The Effects of Sedimentation on Skilak Lake Due to Glacial Melting(2005)
- The Effects of Tributyltin on the Marine Environment (2004)
- Persistent Organic Pollutants in Alaskan Consumers (2004)
- Oysters: Kachemak Bay's Developing Aquacultural Industry (2003)
Soldotna—Skyview High School
- Ecosystem Management—The Kenai River Estuary with an Emphasis on Herring Gulls (2006)
- Global Climate Change and its Effect on Our Coastal Community (2005 winning project)
- Contamination of the Kenai Peninsula Coastal Community: The Impact of Humanity on a Clean Ecosystem (2004)
- The Future of the Kenai River Estuary—An Economic Model for Survival (2003)
- The Critical Status of the Kenai Brown Bear, and the Connection between Bears, Salmon, and the Riparian Zone (2002)
- Red Tides (2001)
- Kenai River Fisheries Management (2000)
Tununak—Paul T. Albert Memorial School
Unalakleet—Frank A. Degnan High School
- Salmon Management in the Unalakleet Sub-District of the Norton Sound (2000)
- The Imminent Doom of the Steller Sea Lion (1999)
Unalaska City School
- Monitoring Unalaska's Subsistence Species for Ecosystem-wide, Long-term Changes (MUSSEL Changes) (2006)
- Global Warming Effects on Fishing in Unalaska (2005)
