3:00 – 8:00 pm - alaska sea grant

3:00 – 8:00 PM Team & Art Check-in at K.M. Rae Building (125 Third Avenue)

6:30 - 8 AMBreakfast at American Legion (corner of 5th & Jefferson) for NOSB teams and

volunteers

Doors open at Seward High School (2100 Swetman Ave) -

Team & Research Judge check-in

8-8:15 AM Welcome & Introductions

8:15-8:45 AM 1st oral presentation - Cordova tsunami tstarters

8:45-9:15 AM 2nd oral presentation - Seward Cnidarian Necessities

9:15-9:45 AM 3rd oral presentation - Unalaska Tusk

9:45 - 10:00 AM Break & snacks - in Music Room & Commons

10:00 - 10:30 AM 4th oral presentation - Petersburg Suspiciously Swanky Scyphozoa

10:30 - 11:00 AM 5th oral presentation - Homer Contagious Cyclopteruses

11 - 11:30 AM LUNCH - teams on their own

11:30 AM - 2:30 PM optional ROV Challenge: suggest teams bring lunch to the school Friday morning.

noon - 2:00 PM optional Alaska SeaLife Center Activity

2:30 - 2:45 PM Break & snacks - in Seward High School Music Room & Commons

2:45 - 3:15 6th oral presentation - Petersburg Ocean Motion

3:15 - 3:45 7th oral presentation - Juneau-Douglas Pier Pressure

3:45 - 4:15 8th oral presentation - Scammon Bay The Freedom Whales

4:15 - 4:30 Break & snacks - in Music Room & Commons

4:30-5:00 PM 9th oral presentation - South Anchorage Disco Scallops

5:00-5:30 PM 10th oral presentation - Mat-Su Career Tech The Little Cthulhus

6 - 7:30 PM banquet at Alaska SeaLife Center

7 - 9 PM art show reception at Alaska SeaLife Center

8:00 PM Ocean Connection Art Show awards announced - Alaska SeaLife Center

NOSB SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: February 25 - February 28, 2016

Thursday February 25th

Friday February 26th

7:00 AM


volunteers

7:00 AM Doors open at Seward High School

8-8:15 AM Announcements

8:15 AM Quiz officials check in at Ocean Bowl Central

8:15-8:45 AM 11th oral presentation - Palmer Just For the Halibut

8:45-9:15 AM 12th oral presentation - Juneau-Douglas Netflix and Krill

9:15-9:45 AM 13th oral presentation - Kodiak Team Squidoodly

9:45-10:00 AM Break & snacks - in Cafeteria & Commons

10:00 -10:30 AM 14th oral presentation - Wasilla The Left Sharks

10:30 - 11:00 AM 15th oral presentation - Mat-Su Career Tech Mat-Tsunamis

11:00 - 11:30 AM Guest speaker

11:30 AM - 12:30 Lunch at Seward High School for NOSB teams and volunteers

12:45 - 1:00 Quiz bowl introductions & Rules Review

1:00 - 1:45 PM Quiz Competition: Round Robin Round 1

1:45 - 2:30 Quiz Competition: Round Robin Round 2




4:45 - 5:30 PM Quiz Competition: Round Robin Round 6


5:30 - 7:00 PM Dinner at Seward High School for NOSB teams and volunteers

7:00-9:00 PM Optional Swim Party at Seward High School swimming pool


volunteers

7:00 AM Doors open at Seward High School

8:00 AM Announcements

8:15-9:00 AM Quiz Competition: Elimination Round 8



10:30-11:15 AM Quiz Competition: Elimination Round 11 - Championship

11:15 AM- noon Guest speaker

NOON - 1 PM Lunch at Seward High School for NOSB teams and volunteers

1- 3 PM Awards ceremony - Open to the public - Seward High School auditorium

Saturday, February 27th

Sunday, February 28th

2016 Alaska Tsunami Bowl TeamsAlaska Region National Ocean Sciences Bowl

Asterisks (*) denote returning coaches and students.

Multiple asterisks signify multiple years' participation.

tsunami tstarters

Cordova High School

Cori Pegau, Ben Wray, Travis Glasen, Marie Jamille

Lauren Bien, coach

Project: Coastal Resilience in Cordova, Alaska

Contagious Cyclopteruses

Homer High School

Landon Bunting, Nolan Bunting**, Cody Bond, Jay-Mason Davis, Galen Lyon

Leah Thon & Lauren Seaton coaches

Project: Protecting the Homer Spit - A Local Effort for Coastal Resiliency

Netflix and Krill

Juneau-Douglas High School

Laurie Balstad, Elias Antaya**, James Cheng*, Duncan Smith*, Derek Dzinich*

Ben Carneyx8

, coach

Project: The Resilience of the Taku River Ecosystem to Mining Impacts

Pier Pressure

Juneau-Douglas High School

Zoey Kriegmont*, Corbin Mitchell, McLain Sidmore, Siena Hanna, Ryan Moritz

Ben Carneyx8

, coach

Project: The Resilience of Southeast Alaska Fisheries in Changing Waters

Team Squidoodly

Kodiak High School

Lars Bodnar**, Naomi Daniher, Olivia Winters, Matt Wald, Hanna Clary

Switgard Duesterlohx7 and Jane Eisemann***** coaches

Project: The problems of marine debris plastics for coastal resilience

The Little Cthulhus

Mat-Su Career & Technical High School, Wasilla

Zach Barnes, Hector Campbell*, Drake Ballais*, Soneeta Vue*, Kyle Hasse

Tim LundtX7 coach

Project: The Effects of Erosion and Sea Level Rise on the Coastal Villages of Newtok and Kivalina

Mat-Tsunamis

Mat-Su Career & Technical High School, Wasilla

Jacob Cucinello*, Lucas Arthur, Cade Johnstone*, Sarah Montalbano, Leah Wyzykowski

Tim LundtX7 coach

Project: An Analysis of Arctic Coastal Resilience in Response to Erosion, Eustasy,

and Anthropogenic Catastrophes




Just For the Halibut

Palmer High School

Kimber McDowell*, Bricen Sorrell*, Shaelyn VanAusdal*, Faith Wixon, Chloe Wixon*

Cheryl Williams*, coach

Project: Tsunami and Earthquake Effects and Coastal Resilience in Palmer, Alaska

Suspiciously Swanky Scyphozoa

Petersburg High School

Joey Giesbrecht*, Anders Christensen, Gabe Torrez, Charlie Christensen, Kelsa Sperl

Joni JohnsonX7

and Sunny RiceX7

coaches

Project: Diversifying Petersburg’s Economy: Assuring Resiliency against a Potential China Market Crash

Ocean Motion

Petersburg High School

Tucker Hagerman**, Chauncy Sandhofer*, Helen Martin*, Julia Murph*, Marissa Nilsen*

Joni JohnsonX7 and Sunny RiceX7 coaches

Project: Petersburg’s Resilience to a Tsunami

The Freedom Whales

Scammon Bay School (Lower Yukon School District)

River Lamont, Dana George, Tristan Flynn, Florence Cholok, Samantha Cholok

Mary Cook*, coach and Allie Whitaker, assistant coach

Project: Earthquake and Tsunami Hit Scammon Bay

Cnidarian Necessities

Seward High School

Jeremy Anderson*, Elena Hamner*, Joevahnta Usugan-Weddington*, Roma Hamner**, EmmaLee Moore*

Shoshannah Brasher****, coach

Project: Coastal Resilience from Marine Debris on Montague Island

South High "Disco Scallops"

South Anchorage High School

Caitlin Bergman, Elena Eberhart, Mackenzie Garner, Atticus Hamilton, Claire Bredar

Chris Backstrum*****, coach

Project: Bioremediation as a Tool for Resiliency in Oil Spills

The Mavericks

Southeast Island School District

Tamar Theurer, Melanie Wakefield, Haylee Heesacker, Ieshia Searle, Aurora Trulove

Megan Fitzpatrick, coach

Quiz only




Tusk

Unalaska City High School

Brian Conwell*, Taylor Holman**, Bridget Nalam*, Amelia Napper*, Dustin Ruckman David Gibson****, coach, and Melissa Good**, assistant coach

Project: Bouncing Back After an Eruption of Makushin Volcano

The Left Sharks

Wasilla High School

Jessica Reisinger, Courtney Ackermann, Dorothy O'Neill, Lindsey Fish

Gabe Bailey, coach, and Amy Anderson, assistant coach

Project: Coastal Resilience to Oil Spills in Cook Inlet

Team Hogfish Worts

Wasilla High School

Lawrence Laitila, Haley Barve, Cassidy Weaver, Casey Taylor

Gabe Bailey, coach, and Amy Anderson, assistant coach

Quiz only

Mixed Cohorts

Kalen Molodin (Homer High School), Karl Pfeiffenberger (Seward High School),

Ocean Limchantha (Kodiak High School), Nick Heidersdorf (Juneau-Douglas)

Quiz Only

Unstructured Aggregation

Devin Aguirre* (Kodiak High School), Hamza Dorsey (Mat-Su Career Tech)

Dessa Gerger (Juneau-Douglas), Ostin Webb (Kodiak High School)

Quiz Only

Saturday Round Robin Scores

2016 Tsunami Bowl Blue Division

Team Name Juneau-Douglas - Pier Pressure Mat-Su - Mat-Tsunamis Mixed Cohorts Scammon Bay - The

Freedom WhalesSeward - Cnidarian

Necessities Unalaska - Tusk Unstructured Aggregation TOTAL POINTS*

Juneau-Douglas High School-Pier Pressure XXX

Mat-Su Career & Technical High School-Mat-Tsunamis

XXX

Mixed Cohorts XXX

Scammon Bay School-The Freedom Whales XXX

Seward High School-Cnidarian Necessities XXX

Unaslaska City High School-Tusk XXX

Unstructured Aggregation XXX

2016 Tsunami Bowl Red Division

Team Name Juneau-Douglas - Netflix and Krill

Palmer - Just For the Halibut

Petersburg - Suspiciously Swanky Scyphozoa South - Disco Scallops Southeast Island SD - The

Mavericks Wasilla - The Left Sharks TOTAL POINTS*

Juneau-Douglas High School-Netflix and Krill XXX

Palmer High School-Just For the Halibut XXX

Petersburg High School-Suspiciously Swanky Scyphozoa

XXX

South (Anchorage) High School-Disco Scallops XXX

Southeast Island School District-The Mavericks XXX

Wasilla High School-The Left Sharks XXX

2016 Tsunami Bowl Green Division

Team Name Cordova - tsunami tstarters Homer - Contagious Cyclopteruses Kodiak - Team Squidoodly Mat-Su - The Little Cthulhus Petersburg - Ocean Motion Wasilla - Team Hogfish

Worts TOTAL POINTS*

Cordova High School-tsunami tstarters XXX

Homer High School-Contagious Cyclopteruses XXX

Kodiak High School-Team Squidoodly XXX

Mat-Su Career & Technical High School-The Little Cthulhus

XXX

Petersburg High School-Ocean Motion XXX

Wasilla High School-Team Hogfish Worts XXX

* Teams get 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie & 0 points for a loss

2016 Round Robin Schedule

ROOM 101 ROOM 102 ROOM 201 ROOM 202 Room 203 Room 204 MUSIC ROOM AUDITORIUM

Round # / time teams teams teams teams teams teams teams teams BYE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Round 1 /

1:00 PM

Unstructured Aggregation VS

Mixed Cohorts

Juneau Douglas-Pier Pressure

VS Scammon Bay-The Freedom

Whales

Unalaska-Tusk VS Seward-

Cnidarian Necessities

Petersburg-Suspiciously

Swanky Scyphozoa VS SISD-

The Mavericks

South (Anch)-Disco Scallops VS

Wasilla-The Left Sharks

Juneau-Douglas-Netflix and

Krill VS Palmer-Just For the

Halibut

Cordova-tsunami tstarters VS

Wasilla-Team Hogfish Worts

Homer-Contagious

Cyclopteruses VS Kodiak-Team

Squidoodly

Mat-Su-Mat-Tsunamis; Petersburg-Ocean

Motion; Mat-Su-The Little Cthulhus

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Round 2 /

1:45 PM

Petersburg-Ocean Motion VS

Mat-Su-The Little Cthulhus

Cordova-tsunami tstarters VS

Kodiak-Team Squidoodly

Mixed Cohorts VS Scammon

Bay-The Freedom Whales


Seward-Cnidarian Necessities


VS Mat-Su-Mat-Tsunamis


Swanky Scyphozoa VS Wasilla-

The Left Sharks


Palmer-Just For the Halibut


Krill VS SISD-The Mavericks

Unalaska-Tusk; Homer-Contagious

Cyclopteruses; Wasilla-Team Hogfish Worts

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Round 3 /

2:30 PM

Palmer-Just For the Halibut VS

SISD-The Mavericks

Homer-Contagious

Cyclopteruses VS Mat-Su-The

Little Cthulhus



Swanky Scyphozoa

Mixed Cohorts VS Mat-Su-Mat-

Tsunamis




Unalaska-Tusk


Krill VS Wasilla-The Left Sharks

Scammon Bay-The Freedom

Whales VS Seward-Cnidarian

Necessities

Cordova-tsunami tstarters; Kodiak-Team

Squidoodly; Juneau Douglas-Pier Pressure

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Round 4 /

3:15 PM

Homer-Contagious

Cyclopteruses VS Cordova-

tsunami tstarters

Wasilla-The Left Sharks VS SISD-

The Mavericks

Mat-Su-The Little Cthulhus VS



Kodiak-Team Squidoodly


Whales VS Unalaska-Tusk

Mixed Cohorts VS Juneau

Douglas-Pier Pressure


VS Mat-Su-Mat-Tsunamis

Palmer-Just For the Halibut VS


Swanky Scyphozoa

Unstructured Aggregation; Juneau-Douglas-

Netflix and Krill; South (Anch)-Disco Scallops

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Round 5 /

4:00 PM



Krill


VS Juneau Douglas-Pier

Pressure


Homer-Contagious

Cyclopteruses

Wasilla-The Left Sharks VS

Palmer-Just For the Halibut

Mat-Su-The Little Cthulhus VS

Cordova-tsunami tstarters

Kodiak-Team Squidoodly VS



Whales VS Unstructured

Aggregation

Unalaska-Tusk VS Mat-Su-Mat-

Tsunamis

Petersburg-Suspiciously Swanky Scyphozoa;

SISD-The Mavericks; Mixed Cohorts

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Round 6 /

4:45 PM

Kodiak-Team Squidoodly VS

Mat-Su-The Little Cthulhus


SISD-The Mavericks

Unalaska-Tusk VS Juneau

Douglas-Pier Pressure


Cordova-tsunami tstarters


Krill VS Petersburg-Suspiciously

Swanky Scyphozoa

Mat-Su-Mat-Tsunamis VS

Unstructured Aggregation

Homer-Contagious

Cyclopteruses VS Wasilla-Team

Hogfish Worts


VS Mixed Cohorts

Wasilla-The Left Sharks; Palmer-Just For the

Halibut; Scammon Bay-The Freedom

Whales

2 4 8

Round 7 /

5:30 PM

Unalaska-Tusk VS Mixed

Cohorts

Mat-Su-Mat-Tsunamis VS


Whales


VS Unstructured Aggregation

Seward-Cnidarian Necessities; all red

division; all green division

round 8 at 8:15 AM round 9 at 9:00 AM round 10 at 9:45 AM

rank after round robin

Team Name

9match 1

BYE

match 713 Music room

match 311 auditorium

match 12 9th place14 room 204

match 4 10th place12 203

match 815 auditorium

match 210 202

L#8

11th place

L#7 12th place

L#3

L#2match 10 13th place

L#4 room 202

14th place

L#1 BYE

L#5

15th place

L#6 BYE

round 8 at 8:15 AM round 9 at 9:00 AM round 10 at 9:45 AMquiz-only rank after

round robin Team Name

1match 1

3 room 101

match 3 16th place2 room 101

match 24 room 101

Loser of match #3 17th place

Loser of match #2 18th place (tie)

Loser of match #1 18th place (tie)

Consolation Round # & time:

Single Elimination

match 5 room 203

match 6

match 11 room 201

match 9

round 9 at 9:00 AM round 10 at 9:45 AM round 11 at 10:30 AM

rank after round robin &

projectTeam Name

1match 1

7 room 201

match 73 room 204

match 35 Music Room

match 12 1st place6 Auditorium

match 4 2nd place4 room 204

match 88 room 202

match 22 room 102

L#8

3rd placeL#7

4th place

L#3

L#25th place

L#46th place

L#1L#5

7th placeL#6

8th place

Championship Round # & time: round 8 at 8:15 AM

match 5 room 201

match 6 room 102

match 11 auditorium

match 9 room 203

match 10 Music room

Aaron Poe Jan Kristenson Mark Chryss

Adam Gottschalk Jeanne Armstrong Mark Kansteiner

Albert Csaszar Jeff Dillon Meadow Scott

Alexis Bystedt Jenne Long Mike Castellini

Amber Stephens Jennifer Elhard Mike Lasota

Amy Holman Jim Herbert Murray Stein

Axel Gillam Jim Pfeiffenberger Natalie Rouse

Bill Barnes Jim Schloemer Pam Parker

Bonnie Moore Jim Sheeehan Pam Tuomi

Brad Moran Jim Tallman Pat Church

Carol Fairfield John Skinner Peggy Hamner

Carole Tallman Jonathan Whitefield Phyllis Shoemaker

Cathy Byars Josh Hartman Renee Elhard

Charlotte Regula-Whitefield Judy McDonald Richard Hocking

Christina Kriedeman Karina Gonzales Robyn Audette

CJ Rea Kate Morse Roger Long

Cynthia Christman Kathy Woodie Russ Andrews

Dana Nelson Katie Ridenour Sandy Stolle

Danelle Jefson Kay Shoemaker Howell Sarah Bondareff

David Leech Kirsten McNeil Sarah Gerken

Dean Stockwell Kris Holderied Sarah Spanos

Deanna Trobaugh Laura Morse Sasha McFarland

Deborah Dixon Laura Sturtz Scott Lonergan

Denise Wartes Laurie Morrow Scott Pegau

Doug DeMaster Leah Sloan Serena Sweet

Ed DeCastro Linda Lasota Shannon Atkinson DeMaster

Eileen Audette Lisa Matlock Sherry Tamone

Eric Downey Lori Landstrom Susan Henrichs

Georgia Lucas Lori Polasek Susan Sugai

Jacqueline Ramsay Maile Branson Tahzay Jones

Jake Sweet Marc Swanson Wolfgang Kurtz

Margo Connolly-Masson

Application materials are available online at www.nosb.org.For more information or questions please contact Ocean Leadership at [email protected].

Interested in pursuing a career in the ocean sciences?

Apply for a National Ocean Scholarship!The National Ocean Scholar Program offers tuition assistance to rising college freshman planning to major in an ocean science field.

To be eligible, students must:

• Have participated in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®) or the NOSB Living on the Ocean Planet video contest during high school

• Be graduating from high school this year

• Be planning to pursue a post-high school degree in a marine or ocean science field this coming fall

Photos courtesy of NOAA

National Ocean Scholarship Program What is the National Ocean Scholarship Program? As part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) program’s continuing effort to recognize individual achievement as part of the NOSB program, the Consortium for Ocean Leadership offers the National Ocean Scholarship Program. This scholarship program is to provide tuition assistance for NOSB students who have an interest in pursuing an ocean or a marine related topic area in their post-high school education. Criteria for the National Ocean Scholarship Program All applicants for the National Ocean Scholarship Program must meet the following requirements:

Participate in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl at least once during their high school career Pursue a career goal in the ocean sciences or a marine-related field Demonstrate academic success and integrity throughout their high school career Be scheduled to graduate high school in the spring of 2016

Application Process for the National Ocean Scholarship Program Qualified students are required to submit the following materials:

Completed application -available on the NOSB website at www.nosb.org Official High School Transcript(s)

NOTE: If the student’s GPA is NOT on a 4.0 scale, the student MUST provide a conversion to the 4.0 grade scale signed by their high school principal or counselor

Official score sheet from either the SAT or the ACT 2 required essays – guidelines are available at www.nosb.org Two (2) letters of recommendation [One must be from an academic source such as a teacher or a

coach] Proof of admission to an institution of higher learning (if available at this time). ***NOTE: ALL the items listed above MUST arrive to the NOSB office in one package, including letters of recommendation. We suggest the envelopes be sealed, with the signature of the person writing the recommendation over the seal. Any applications received incomplete will NOT be accepted or reviewed.

Completed applications must be postmarked by April 18

th, 2016 in order to be considered. All documents should

be sent to the Consortium for Ocean Leadership at the address below.

Consortium for Ocean Leadership Attn: Melissa Brodeur / National Ocean Scholarship Program

1201 New York Avenue, 4th

Floor Washington, DC 20005

Decisions will be made by mid-June 2016, and all applicants will be contacted whether or not they receive funding. An outside review team of educators, university scientists and marine agency professionals will evaluate all applications. Selection will be based on evaluation of transcripts, SAT scores, recommendation letters, essays and overall expressed interest in marine and coastal science. Funding is dependent upon attending an institution of higher learning. If there are any questions regarding the criteria listed above, please contact the National Ocean Sciences Bowl Program Office at (202) 448-1230 or email [email protected].

http://www.nosb.org/

http://www.nosb.org/

mailto:[email protected]

The 2016 Living on

the Ocean Planet

Video Contest Our Changing Ocean: Science for Strong Coastal Communities

March 18, 2016 www.nosb.org

Presented by:

March 18, 2016 www.nosb.org

Interested in the Ocean? Physical and geological

processes? Technology? Showcase your creativity and

video production skills by entering:

The 2016 Living on the Ocean

Planet Video ContestOur Changing Ocean:

Science for Strong Coastal CommunitiesHumans have long been drawn to the coast. Shorelines provide access to food, transportation,

inspiration, and opportunities for exploration. However, the desirability of coastal living leads to mounting pressure on the very resources that make it so attractive. Escalating populations, erosion,

more frequent flooding, development, storm impacts, and pollution are among the stressors that impact the protection, economic revenue, security, food, and healthy recreational opportunities provided by our nation’s coasts. Coastal communities need to adapt and plan to preserve the way of life and the natural resources they value. Student submissions should highlight the science needed to sustain strong coastal communities, including: improving community awareness, solutions to erosion and increased development, restoration of coastlines, protection of estuarine ecosystems and services, and improving coastal disaster projection, preparedness and response.

Who is eligible?Any student enrolled in a high school is eligible to submit a video. We encourage students to work in teams!

Top Prize:Each member of the 1st Place team will receive a Kodak Playsport to encourage future multi-media endeavors!

Submission deadline March 18, 2016.Full contest rules and guidelines can be found at:

http://nosb.org/compete/nosb-video-contest/

Tennessee Educators of Aquatic and Marine Sciences

2015 - 2016 SPONSORS

NOSB is a program of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership

Sponsors of the 19th Annual Alaska Region

National Ocean Sciences Bowl (2016)

King Salmon Sponsors ($5,000+)

Alaska Sea Grant College Program and Marine Advisory Program

Consortium for Ocean Leadership Emma R. (Dolly) Dieter

School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UAF

Seward Marine Center, UAF

Red Salmon Sponsors ($2,500-$4,999) Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council

Chum Salmon Sponsors ($1,000-$2,499) COSEE Alaska (UAF SFOS)

National Park Service Prince William Sound Science Center

Phyllis Shoemaker

Silver Salmon Sponsors ($500-$999) American Legion Seward Post 5

Seward Community Library & Museum Seward High School

Pink Salmon Sponsors ($250-$499)

IcicleSeafoods/Seward Fisheries

Kenai Fjords Tours

Major Marine Tours/Harbor 360 Hotel

Steelhead Trout Sponsors ($100-

$249)

Carol Kaynor & Dave Partee

Sigma Xi/Alaska

Salmon Smolt Sponsors (<$100)

Leave Only Bubbles

National Marine Educators Association

Sitka Sound Science Center

http://seagrant.uaf.edu/index.html

http://seagrant.uaf.edu/map/index.html

http://www.oceanleadership.org/

http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/

http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/smc/

Alaska Tsunami National Ocean Sciences Bowl

Welcome to the 19th annual competition

February 26 – 28, 2016 • Seward, Alaska

The Tsunami Bowl is Alaska’s regional version of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, a nation-wide academic competition for high school students that encourages learning about all aspects of marine science. The program began in 1998 and is hosted each year by the Seward Marine Center and the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. The Tsunami Bowl strives to develop relationships between researchers, students, and teachers. The competition and related activities during the three day event encourage students to continue to study fisheries and marine science during their post-secondary education, and to consider a career in a marine-related occupation.

Once again, included in the 2016 Tsunami Bowl is the research component of the competition, in which teams of four or five students prepare a 15-page research paper that is submitted in December and present a 20-minute oral presentation at the Tsunami Bowl in Seward. For the 2016 research project students were asked to describe coastal resilience and its importance to Alaska. The research paper score will be used to seed the quiz competition round robin divisions. The total research project score, a combination of paper score and oral presentation score, will be used along with the round robin quiz results to seed the final championship and consolation quiz brackets. The final quiz competition will determine the overall Tsunami Bowl Champion.

In the quiz competition, students must be the first to “buzz-in” for the opportunity to answer a multiple-choice or short-answer question. The game is organized as a series of matches in a round-robin/elimination format. In each match, two teams compete against each other and the clock, trying to be the fastest to answer the toss-up questions. Team challenge questions, more complex questions which require critical analysis and written answers, test students’ critical thinking skills.

The winning team of the 2016 Tsunami Bowl will have all expenses paid to travel to Morehead City North Carolina April 21 - 24 to compete against other regional winners from across the United States.

To encourage participation by students of an artistic persuasion, the Tsunami Bowl includes an optional art show. The NOSB Ocean Connection Juried Art Show is open to all "ocean-theme" artwork created by high school students (grades 9–12) from schools participating in the NOSB competition. Students with art entries do not have to be members of an NOSB team to submit art. The show will be on display at the Alaska SeaLife Center during the month of March.

For more information about past, present and future Tsunami Bowls, please check out the Tsunami Bowl web site at: http://seagrant.uaf.edu/nosb/index.html

3:00 – 8:00 pm - alaska sea grant

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