National Ocean Sciences Bowl
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The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) is a national, high-school science competition sponsored by the National Oceanographic Partnership Program
and managed by the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE) which started in the 1970s. It uses a quiz-bowl format, with lockout buzzers and extended team challenge questions to test students on their knowledge of oceanography
. This includes the subjects of biology, chemistry, geology, geography, social science, technology, and physics. The annual competition was started in 1998, the International Year of the Ocean. The current director of NOSB is Kathleen Meehan-Coop, who is based out of Washington, DC and started the role in 2008. Currently there are 25 regions in the U.S. that compete in the NOSB, each with their own regional competitions. The regional competitions are coordinated by the Regional Coordinators, who are typically affiliated with a university in their region. Each year approximately 2,000 students from 300 schools across the nation compete for prizes and a trip to the national competition. The goal of this organization is to increase knowledge of the ocean among high school students and, ultimately, magnify the public understanding of ocean research. Students who participate are eligible to apply for the Coastal and Ocean Science Training (COAST) Internship Program and The National Ocean Scholar Program.
Top-Placing Teams at the 2010 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:
Langham Creek High School won the sportsmanship award.
Top-Placing Teams at the 2009 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:
Top-Placing Teams at the 2008 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:
Kealakehe High School
won the sportsmanship award.
Top-Placing Teams at the 2007 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:
Poplarville High School won the sportsmanship award.
Top-Placing Teams at the 2006 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:
Top-Placing Teams at the 2005 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:
Past National Ocean Sciences Bowl Winners:
A single NOSB match consists of two 6-minute buzzer rounds with two Team Challenge Questions in between. Each buzzer round is made up of up to 8 question pairs (for 16 question pairs per match), each containing a toss-up question and a bonus question. The full 8 question pairs may not be fully read in each half if the allotted 6 minutes has elapsed.
National Oceanographic Partnership Program
The National Oceanographic Partnership Program is an innovative collaboration of U.S. federal government agencies that fund research partnerships in academia, government, industry, and non-governmental organizations....
and managed by the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE) which started in the 1970s. It uses a quiz-bowl format, with lockout buzzers and extended team challenge questions to test students on their knowledge of oceanography
Oceanography
Oceanography , also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean...
. This includes the subjects of biology, chemistry, geology, geography, social science, technology, and physics. The annual competition was started in 1998, the International Year of the Ocean. The current director of NOSB is Kathleen Meehan-Coop, who is based out of Washington, DC and started the role in 2008. Currently there are 25 regions in the U.S. that compete in the NOSB, each with their own regional competitions. The regional competitions are coordinated by the Regional Coordinators, who are typically affiliated with a university in their region. Each year approximately 2,000 students from 300 schools across the nation compete for prizes and a trip to the national competition. The goal of this organization is to increase knowledge of the ocean among high school students and, ultimately, magnify the public understanding of ocean research. Students who participate are eligible to apply for the Coastal and Ocean Science Training (COAST) Internship Program and The National Ocean Scholar Program.
Results of the National Competition
Top-Placing Teams at the 2011 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:- Marshfield High School
- Lexington High School
- Santa Monica High School
- Mt. Sinai High School
- Contoocook Valley Regional High School
- Mission San Jose High School
- State College High School
- North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Top-Placing Teams at the 2010 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:
- Marshfield High School
- Marine Academy of Science and TechnologyMarine Academy of Science and TechnologyThe Marine Academy of Science and Technology is a coeducational four-year magnet public high school located in Sandy Hook, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade. The school offers learning in all subjects, specializing in marine technology...
(Sandy Hook, New JerseySandy Hook, New JerseySandy Hook is a barrier spit, approximately 6.0 miles in length and varying between 0.10 and 1 miles wide in Middletown Township in Monmouth County, along the Atlantic Ocean coast of eastern New Jersey in the United States. The barrier spit encloses the southern entrance of Lower New York Bay...
) - Mission San Jose High School
- La Jolla High School
- Punahou School
- Neah-Kah-Nie High School
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
- Arcadia High School
- Mount Sinai High School
Langham Creek High School won the sportsmanship award.
Top-Placing Teams at the 2009 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:
- Marshfield High School
- Lexington High School
- Cranston High School West
- Mission San Jose High School
- Raleigh Charter High SchoolRaleigh Charter High SchoolRaleigh Charter High School is a free, independent public school chartered by the North Carolina State Board of Education.-History:In the summer of 1998, some parents of 8th graders at The Magellan Charter School decided to establish a new charter high school so that their students could continue...
Top-Placing Teams at the 2008 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:
- Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High SchoolLincoln-Sudbury Regional High SchoolLincoln-Sudbury Regional High School is a public, regional high school located at 390 Lincoln Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Its current superintendent/principal is Scott Carpenter.-History:...
(Sudbury, MassachusettsSudbury, MassachusettsSudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, population 17,659. The town was incorporated in 1639, with the original boundaries including what is now Wayland. Wayland split from Sudbury in 1780. When first incorporated, it included and parts of Framingham, Marlborough, Stow...
) - Mission San Jose High SchoolMission San Jose High SchoolMission San Jose High School , is a public, co-educational, four-year secondary school founded in 1964 and located in the Mission San Jose district of Fremont, California, United States...
(Fremont, CaliforniaFremont, CaliforniaFremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs...
) - Santa Monica High SchoolSanta Monica High SchoolSanta Monica High School, informally known as SAMOHI, is located in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1884, it is one of the oldest high schools in the state....
(Santa Monica, CA) - Dexter High School (Dexter, MI)
- La Jolla High SchoolLa Jolla High SchoolLa Jolla, CA 92037 Enrollment 1,650 Colors Black & Red██ Mascot Viking Rival Schools The Bishop's School, Cathedral Catholic High School, Mission Bay High School, University City High School Homepage...
(La Jolla, California)
Kealakehe High School
Kealakehe High School
Kealakehe High School is a public high school located in Kailua CDP, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It has the largest geographic school attendance boundary in the state and covers a geographic district wide, encompassing the communities of Kailua-Kona, Holualoa, Waikoloa, and Puako...
won the sportsmanship award.
Top-Placing Teams at the 2007 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:
- Contoocook Valley Regional High SchoolContoocook Valley Regional High SchoolConVal Regional High School is a high school in Peterborough, New Hampshire that serves nine surrounding towns: Peterborough, Greenfield, Antrim, Dublin, Hancock, Sharon, Temple, Bennington and Francestown. Brian Pickering is the current principal...
(Peterborough, New HampshirePeterborough, New HampshirePeterborough is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,284 at the 2010 census. Home to the MacDowell Art Colony, the town is a popular tourist destination....
) - Cranston High School WestCranston High School WestCranston High School West is a high school located in Cranston, Rhode Island.The school comprises five buildings; one of these buildings is the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center. The school grounds include six tennis courts, a baseball field, and a track and football field...
(Cranston, Rhode IslandCranston, Rhode IslandCranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 80,387 at the 2010 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston...
) - Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High SchoolLincoln-Sudbury Regional High SchoolLincoln-Sudbury Regional High School is a public, regional high school located at 390 Lincoln Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Its current superintendent/principal is Scott Carpenter.-History:...
(Sudbury, MassachusettsSudbury, MassachusettsSudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, population 17,659. The town was incorporated in 1639, with the original boundaries including what is now Wayland. Wayland split from Sudbury in 1780. When first incorporated, it included and parts of Framingham, Marlborough, Stow...
) - Santa Monica High SchoolSanta Monica High SchoolSanta Monica High School, informally known as SAMOHI, is located in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1884, it is one of the oldest high schools in the state....
(Santa Monica, CA) - Smoky Hill High SchoolSmoky Hill High SchoolSmoky Hill High School is located in Aurora, Colorado and currently has around 2,600 students. Smoky Hill is part of the Cherry Creek School District and was the second high school built by the district in 1974.It goes by the short name 'Smoky'...
(Aurora, CO) - Churchville-Chili High School (Churchville, New YorkChurchville, New YorkChurchville is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. According to the 2000 census, the population is 1,887. The village is named after Samuel Church, an early settler....
) - Dexter High School (Dexter, MI)
- Durant High School (Plant City, FL)
Poplarville High School won the sportsmanship award.
Top-Placing Teams at the 2006 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:
- Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High SchoolLincoln-Sudbury Regional High SchoolLincoln-Sudbury Regional High School is a public, regional high school located at 390 Lincoln Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Its current superintendent/principal is Scott Carpenter.-History:...
(Sudbury, MassachusettsSudbury, MassachusettsSudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, population 17,659. The town was incorporated in 1639, with the original boundaries including what is now Wayland. Wayland split from Sudbury in 1780. When first incorporated, it included and parts of Framingham, Marlborough, Stow...
) - Poudre High SchoolPoudre High SchoolPoudre High School, located at 201 Impala Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado, is one of four public senior high schools in the Poudre School District. The school serves approximately 1,900 students, and has a staff of about 135 faculty...
(Fort Collins, CO) - Santa Monica High SchoolSanta Monica High SchoolSanta Monica High School, informally known as SAMOHI, is located in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1884, it is one of the oldest high schools in the state....
(Santa Monica, CA) - Albany High School (Albany, CA)
- MAST AcademyMAST AcademyMaritime and Science Technology Academy, commonly referred to as MAST Academy, or MAST, is a public high school in Miami, Florida, on Virginia Key. MAST Academy is a magnet school under the governance of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The school's principal is Jane Garraux, appointed in August...
(Miami, FL) - Oconee County High SchoolOconee County High SchoolOconee County High School is a public secondary school located at 2721 Hog Mountain Road in Watkinsville, Georgia, USA. It is a public high school that hosts grades 9–12. Its mascot is the Warrior, and its colors are blue and white...
(Oconee County, GeorgiaOconee County, GeorgiaOconee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 25, 1875. As of the 2000 census, the population was 26,225. Census estimates for 2007 show a population of 31,367...
) - Langham Creek High SchoolLangham Creek High SchoolLangham Creek High School is a high school located near Cypress, which is an unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, near Houston. Langham Creek, which was established in 1984, is part of the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District. Several communities, including Concord Bridge, are...
(Langham Creek, TX) - Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and TechnologyThomas Jefferson High School for Science and TechnologyThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is a Virginia state-chartered magnet school located within Fairfax County, Virginia, United States...
(Arlington, VA)
Top-Placing Teams at the 2005 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:
- Cranston High School WestCranston High School WestCranston High School West is a high school located in Cranston, Rhode Island.The school comprises five buildings; one of these buildings is the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center. The school grounds include six tennis courts, a baseball field, and a track and football field...
(Cranston, Rhode IslandCranston, Rhode IslandCranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 80,387 at the 2010 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston...
) - Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High SchoolLincoln-Sudbury Regional High SchoolLincoln-Sudbury Regional High School is a public, regional high school located at 390 Lincoln Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Its current superintendent/principal is Scott Carpenter.-History:...
(Sudbury, MassachusettsSudbury, MassachusettsSudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, population 17,659. The town was incorporated in 1639, with the original boundaries including what is now Wayland. Wayland split from Sudbury in 1780. When first incorporated, it included and parts of Framingham, Marlborough, Stow...
) - Mission San Jose High SchoolMission San Jose High SchoolMission San Jose High School , is a public, co-educational, four-year secondary school founded in 1964 and located in the Mission San Jose district of Fremont, California, United States...
(Fremont, CaliforniaFremont, CaliforniaFremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs...
) - Oconee County High School (Oconee County, GeorgiaOconee County, GeorgiaOconee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 25, 1875. As of the 2000 census, the population was 26,225. Census estimates for 2007 show a population of 31,367...
) - La Jolla High SchoolLa Jolla High SchoolLa Jolla, CA 92037 Enrollment 1,650 Colors Black & Red██ Mascot Viking Rival Schools The Bishop's School, Cathedral Catholic High School, Mission Bay High School, University City High School Homepage...
(La Jolla, California) - Maui High School (Maui County, HawaiiMaui County, Hawaii-National protected areas:* Haleakala National Park* Kakahaia National Wildlife Refuge* Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge- Demographics :As of the 2000 Census, there were 128,094 people, 43,507 households, and 29,889 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per...
) - Santa Monica High SchoolSanta Monica High SchoolSanta Monica High School, informally known as SAMOHI, is located in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1884, it is one of the oldest high schools in the state....
(Santa Monica, CaliforniaSanta Monica, CaliforniaSanta Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
) - Incarnate Word Academy (Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
)
Past National Ocean Sciences Bowl Winners:
- 2004 - Mission San Jose High SchoolMission San Jose High SchoolMission San Jose High School , is a public, co-educational, four-year secondary school founded in 1964 and located in the Mission San Jose district of Fremont, California, United States...
(Fremont, CaliforniaFremont, CaliforniaFremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs...
) - 2003 - Cranston High School WestCranston High School WestCranston High School West is a high school located in Cranston, Rhode Island.The school comprises five buildings; one of these buildings is the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center. The school grounds include six tennis courts, a baseball field, and a track and football field...
(Cranston, Rhode IslandCranston, Rhode IslandCranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 80,387 at the 2010 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston...
) - 2002 - Lexington High SchoolLexington High School (Massachusetts)Lexington High School is a public high school located in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It teaches grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Minuteman.In 2008 it was ranked by the Boston Globe as one of the top three high schools in the state....
, (Lexington, MA) - 2001 - Lexington High SchoolLexington High School (Massachusetts)Lexington High School is a public high school located in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It teaches grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Minuteman.In 2008 it was ranked by the Boston Globe as one of the top three high schools in the state....
, (Lexington, MA) - 2000 - Lexington High SchoolLexington High School (Massachusetts)Lexington High School is a public high school located in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It teaches grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Minuteman.In 2008 it was ranked by the Boston Globe as one of the top three high schools in the state....
, (Lexington, MA) - 1999 - Lexington High SchoolLexington High School (Massachusetts)Lexington High School is a public high school located in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It teaches grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Minuteman.In 2008 it was ranked by the Boston Globe as one of the top three high schools in the state....
, (Lexington, MA) - 1998 - Lexington High SchoolLexington High School (Massachusetts)Lexington High School is a public high school located in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It teaches grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Minuteman.In 2008 it was ranked by the Boston Globe as one of the top three high schools in the state....
, (Lexington, MA)
Prizes
Although the prizes for placing at the national competition have varied slightly from year to year, the following were the prizes awarded at the 2005 National Ocean Sciences Bowl:- 1st Place Prize - Trip to HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
(Sponsored by the Hilton Waikoloa Village) - 2nd Place Prize - Trip to BermudaBermudaBermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
(Sponsored by the Bermuda Biological Station for ResearchBermuda Biological Station for ResearchThe Bermuda Biological Station for Research is an independent non-profit science and education center located in Ferry Reach, St. George, Bermuda...
) - 3rd Place Prize - Trip to Catalina IslandSanta Catalina Island, CaliforniaSanta Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. The island is long and across at its greatest width. The island is located about south-southwest of Los Angeles, California. The highest point on the island is...
(Sponsored by USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental StudiesUSC Wrigley Institute for Environmental StudiesThe USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies is an environmental research and education facility run by the University of Southern California...
) - 4th Place Prize - Trip to the Great LakesGreat LakesThe Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...
(Sponsored by the Great Lakes Environmental Research LaboratoryGreat Lakes Environmental Research LaboratoryThe Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is a laboratory in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration /Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research...
) (In 2007 this was a trip to the Florida keys.) - 5th-8th Place Prizes - Gift certificates for scientific equipment and marine science textbooks (Sponsored by IEEE/OES)
Types of Questions
- Toss-up: These are multiple choice question that can be answered by either team in play. The team that buzzes in first gets to answer the question. A correct answer wins the team four points and the right to attempt a bonus question. No conferring is allowed on toss-ups. If a player buzzes in before a moderator finishes reading the question, the buzz is called an interrupt. An incorrect answer will cause the team to lose four points and the question to be re-read to the opposing team. This is the only situation in which a team can lose points. (Note that no points are lost for incorrect answers that are NOT interrupts.) If a player begins an answer before being verbally recognized by the moderator, this is called a blurt. The answer is ignored (not indicated correct or incorrect by the moderator) and the question is re-read to the opposing team. There is no point penalty for a blurt, but the team that blurted is disqualified from answering that question.
- Bonus: Correctly answering a toss-up rewards the team with a follow-up question. Teams have 20 seconds to confer and answer this question. The team captain must begin the team's answer before time is called. A correct response is awarded with an additional six points.
- Team Challenge Question: Each Team Challenge Question is an essay type question worth up to 20 points, and partial credit is awarded. Time ranges from 90 seconds to 5 minutes for a challenge question, and the topics can be anything related to oceanography.
A single NOSB match consists of two 6-minute buzzer rounds with two Team Challenge Questions in between. Each buzzer round is made up of up to 8 question pairs (for 16 question pairs per match), each containing a toss-up question and a bonus question. The full 8 question pairs may not be fully read in each half if the allotted 6 minutes has elapsed.
Roles of Officials
- Moderator: Reads questions and interprets responses by comparing with the answer sheet.
- Science Judge: If the official answer is challenged by a team, the moderator may consult the Science Judge to come to a verdict.
- Rules Judge: Oversees activity in the event room and addresses any issues or misbehavior.
- Scorekeeper: Records the current score of a progressing match, including rewards and penalties. Generally a copy is saved for later reference.
- Timekeeper: Tracks the time throughout the round. In charge of stopping, starting, and resetting the clock. Also notifies teams of time benchmarks (such as 5 seconds left to answer a bonus or 90 seconds left to answer a Team Challenge Question).
- Runner: Primarily used for retrieving documents, such as the official testing material. Also brings Team Challenge Questions to and from the grading center for official scoring.
Locations
The National competition is held in one of the participating colleges that hold the regionals. These colleges draw from high schools in their area and run the regional competitions, often naming the regional according to the characteristics of the region. For example, the region encompassing Colorado and the surrounding area is called the "Mountain Mariner Challenge."Nationals
- 2011- Galveston, Texas
- 2010- St. Petersburg, Florida
- 2009- Washington, DC
- 2008- Seward, Alaska
- 2007- Long Island, New York
- 2006- Pacific Grove, California
- 2005- Biloxi, Mississippi
- 2004- Charleston, South Carolina
- 2003- LaJolla, California
- 2002- Providence, Rhode Island
- 2001- Miami, Florida
- 2000- Linthicum, Maryland
- 1999- Washington, DC
- 1998- Washington, DC
Regionals
- Aloha Bowl (University of Hawaii-Manoa)
- Bay Scallop Bowl (Stony Brook University)
- Blue Crab Bowl (College of William and MaryCollege of William and MaryThe College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States...
) - Blue Heron Bowl (University of North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
) - Blue Lobster Bowl (MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute)
- Chesapeake Bay Bowl (American UniversityAmerican UniversityAmerican University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
) - Dolphin Challenge (Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
) - Great Lakes BowlGreat Lakes BowlThe Great Lakes Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played only once, on December 6, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio between the University of Kentucky and Villanova University....
(University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
) - Hurricane Bowl (University of Southern Mississippi)
- La Jolla Surf Bowl (Scripps Institution of OceanographyScripps Institution of OceanographyScripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, is one of the oldest and largest centers for ocean and earth science research, graduate training, and public service in the world...
) - Lake Sturgeon Bowl (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)
- Loggerhead Challenge (Texas A&M University–Corpus ChristiTexas A&M University–Corpus ChristiTexas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a state university located in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, on Ward Island in Oso Bay. The university is part of the Texas A&M University System...
) - Los Angeles Surf Bowl (University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
) - Manatee Bowl (University of MiamiUniversity of MiamiThe University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
) - Trout Bowl (University of ColoradoUniversity of Colorado at BoulderThe University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
) (formerly Mountain Mariner Challenge) - Nor'easter Bowl (University of New EnglandUniversity of New England, MaineThe University of New England is an independent, coeducational university with two campuses in Maine: the main campus in Biddeford and another in Portland.- History :...
, University of New HampshireUniversity of New HampshireThe University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
, and University of MaineUniversity of MaineThe University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...
) - Orca Bowl (University of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
) - Penguin Bowl (Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown State UniversityYoungstown State University, founded in 1908, is an urban research university located in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. As of fall 2010, there were 15,194 students and a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. It is recognized as being one of the premier schools in the country, comparable to Ivy League...
) - Quahog Bowl (University of Rhode IslandUniversity of Rhode IslandThe University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West...
) - Salmon Bowl (Oregon State UniversityOregon State UniversityOregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
) - Sea Lion Bowl (San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
) (formerly Otter Bowl) - Shore Bowl (Rutgers UniversityRutgers UniversityRutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
) - Southern Stingray Bowl (Savannah State UniversitySavannah State UniversitySavannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...
) - Spoonbill Bowl (University of Southern Florida)
- Tsunami Bowl (University of Alaska FairbanksUniversity of Alaska FairbanksThe University of Alaska Fairbanks, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska System, and is abbreviated as Alaska or UAF....
)
"Living on the Ocean Planet" Video Contest
Starting in 2009, NOSB has held a video contest. Submissions were judged on multiple criteria, with a maximum length of two minutes. The theme of the contest changes each year along with the National competition themes. Past winners are as follows:- 2011 - Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
- Theme - Human Responses to Ocean Events
- Title - Making Every Difference
- Members - Daniel Seidman, Jenny Seo and Jung Huh
- Coach - Lisa Wu
- 2010 - Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
- Theme - Technology
- Title - Ocean Exploration: The Future
- Members - Will Welch and Gwyn Welch
- Coach - Patricia Cloutier
- 2009 - Lexington High School
- Theme - Biodiversity
- Title - Our Oceans, Our World
- Members - Eric Kao and Jorie Heilman
- Coach - Sarah Damassa