The following papers were submitted by high school teams participating in the 2003 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—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

Second place (tie): Juneau-Douglas High School, team "Avalanche": Connecting the Southeastern Alaska Communities of the Northern Lynn Canal

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

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