2001 Alaska Ocean Sciences Bowl Research Project: Develop a long-term environmental protection plan for a local aquatic and/or marine ecosystem

The following papers were submitted by high school teams participating in the 2001 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.

WINNING PROJECT—Dimond High School, team "Aurora": The Pike Plague

Second place: Juneau-Douglas High School, team "Tsunami": Natural & Human History of the Mendenhall Watershed near Juneau, Alaska

Third place: Juneau-Douglas High School, team "Typhoon": Wastewater Management for Juneau, Alaska

Chugiak High School: Eagle River: Past, Present, and Future

Juneau-Douglas High School, team "Gastineau": The History & Future of Cruise Ship Waste

Juneau-Douglas High School, team "Sculpin": [final copy of paper not received]

Ninilchik School: Ninilchik Coastal Community

Seward High School: An Analysis of Resurrection Bay

Skyview High School, Soldotna: Red Tides