2006 Alaska Ocean Sciences Bowl Research Project: Ecosystem-based management of a local Alaskan marine resource
The following papers were submitted by high school teams participating in the 2006 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
Cordova High School Flatfish: Ecosystem Management of Pacific Halibut in Prince William Sound • Cordova's presentation in PDF format [10.6 MB]
Second Place
Unalaska City School Ocean Raiders: Monitoring Unalaska's Subsistence Species for Ecosystem-wide, Long-term Changes (MUSSEL Changes) • Unalaska's presentation in PDF format [35.9 MB]
Third Place (tie)
Seward High School Shrimp Hawks: Kenai Peninsula Ecosystem Management Plan for Pandalid Shrimp • Seward's presentation in PDF format [8.5 MB]
Soldotna High School Sharks vs. Jets: The Effects of a Salmon Shark Fishery in Prince William Sound • Soldotna's presentation in PDF format [9.2 MB]
Other Projects
Juneau–Douglas High School Team Delta: Ecosystem management plan for the reconciliation of diverse interests concerning the eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) in the Berners Bay watershed • Delta's presentation in PDF format [18.9 MB]
Juneau–Douglas High School Team Zissou: Haa Shagoon: An ecosystem–based fisheries management plan for sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the Taku Watershed
Kenny Lake School: Ecosystem management of sockeye salmon in the Copper River watershed: Cooperation between community and government • Kenny Lake's presentation in PDF format [8.7 MB]
Skyview High School Team Larus: Ecosystem Management—The Kenai River Estuary with an Emphasis on Herring Gulls • Skyview's presentation in PDF format [14.9 MB]
