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The National Ocean Sciences Bowl is a program of the Center for Ocean Leadership, a University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Community Program.
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Competition Date: March 7, 2026
Location: San Diego, CA
Hosted by: University of San Diego
Bowl Email: NOSB@sandiego.edu
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Darbi Berry
Email: darbiberry@sandiego.edu
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Jenny Prairie
Email: jcprairie@sandiego.edu
Competition Date: Not taking place in 2026
Location: Pasadena, CA
Hosted by: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Regional Coordinator Contact: Kimberly Johansen
Email: kimberly.c.johansen@jpl.nasa.gov
Competition Date: February 7, 2026*
Location: Vallejo, CA
Hosted by: Cal Poly Maritime Academy
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Alex Parker
Email: aparker@csum.edu
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Michael Strange
Email: mstrange@csum.edu
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*Note on Dec. 3, 2025, the competition date was updated from Feb. 21 to Feb. 7, 2026.
Competition Date: March 27 – 29, 2026
Location: Seward, AK
Hosted by: University of Alaska-Fairbanks Seward Marine Center
Regional Coordinator Contact: Jennifer Elhard
Email: uaf-tsunamibowl@alaska.edu, jaelhard@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-224-5261
Competition Date: Not taking place in 2026
Location: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) in Boulder, CO
Hosted by: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Amanda Morton
Email: amanda.morton@nrel.gov
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Elise DeGeorge
Email: elise.degeorge@nrel.gov
Competition Date: February 14, 2026 (with February 21, 2026 as a snow date)
Location: Groton, CT
Hosted by: University of Connecticut at Avery Point and Project Oceanology
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Andrew Ely
Email: aely@oceanology.org
Phone: (860) 445-9007
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Claudia Koerting
Email: claudia.koerting@uconn.edu
Competition Date: February 14, 2026 (with March 7, 2026 as the snow date)
Location: Manassas, Virginia
Hosted by: George Mason University
Regional Coordinator Contact: Tina Bell
Email: cbbowl@gmu.edu
Competition Date: Not taking place in 2026
Competition Date: February 14, 2026
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Hosted by: University of South Florida
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Dr. Teresa Greely
Email: greely@usf.edu
Phone: 727-553-3921
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Makenzie Kerr
Email: burrowsm@usf.edu
Competition Date: February 7, 2026
Location: Savannah, GA
Hosted by: Savannah State University
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Dr. Dionne Hoskins-Brown
Email: hoskins@savannahstate.edu
Phone: 912-358-4289
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Victoria Young
Email: youngv@savannahstate.edu
Phone: 912-358-4291
Competition Date: Not taking place in 2026
Location: Honolulu, HI
Hosted by: University of Hawaii
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Cindy Knapman
Email: lknapman@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-7410
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Heather Dudock
Email: hdudock@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-3014
Competition Date: Competition not taking place in 2026, teams are invited to participate in the Blue Lobster Bowl
Regional Coordinator Contact: Blue Lobster Bowl RC Lori Tsuruda
Email: lori@pmd.org
Competition Date: March 7, 2026 (with March 8, 2026 as the snow postponement date)
Location: Cambridge, MA
Hosted by: MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences and People Making a Difference (PMD)
Regional Coordinator Contact: Lori Tsuruda
Email: ltsuruda@gmail.com
Phone: *82,1-781-963-0373
Competition Date: Competition not taking place in 2026
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Hosted by: University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability and Michigan Sea Grant
Regional Co-Coordinator Contacts: Brandon Uckele
Email: nosb-great-lakes-bowl@umich.edu
Phone: 734-763-1438
Competition Date: February 21, 2026
Location: Ocean Springs, MS
Hosted by: USM Marine Education Center
Regional Co-Coordinator Contacts: Ellie Walker
Emails: ellie.walker@usm.edu
Competition Date: Competition not taking place in 2026
Competition Date: Competition not taking place in 2026
Competition Date: February 14, 2026
Location: Wilmington, NC
Hosted by: University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Regional Coordinator Contact: Erin Moran
Email: morane@uncw.edu
Competition Date: Competition taking place in 2026
Location: Seattle, WA
Hosted by: University of Washington
After more than two decades of inspiring ocean science education and youth leadership, Washington Sea Grant has made the difficult decision to sunset the Orca Bowl program beginning in 2026. Read the full statement.
The NOSB National Office will explore opportunities to transition the Orca Bowl to a new host in the coming years.
Competition Date: February 7, 2026
Location: Corvalis, OR
Hosted by: Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Regional Co-Coordinator Contacts: Lindsay Carroll, Jace Bell, and Sammy Yevak
Emails: salmonbowl.nosb@gmail.com, salmonbowl.volunteer@gmail.com, lindsay.carroll@oregonstate.edu
Competition Date: February 28, 2026
Location: Galveston, Texas
Hosted by: Texas Sea Grant at Texas A&M University
Regional Coordinator Contacts: Brandi Keller
Email: Brandi.Keller@ag.tamu.edu
Competition Date: February 7, 2026
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Hosted by: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, School of Freshwater Sciences
Contact: Liz Sutton
Email: emsutton@uwm.edu, sturgeonbowl@uwm.edu
Phone: 414-382-1718
Competition Date: February 21, 2026
Location: Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium, Pittsburgh, PA
Hosted by: Pittsburgh Zoo & Youngstown State University
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Dr. Felicia Armstrong
Email: fparmstrong@ysu.org
Phone: 330-941-1385
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Margie Marks
Email: mmarks@pittsburghzoo.org
Competition Date: February 7, 2026
Location: Gloucester Point, VA
Hosted by:W&M’s Batten School at The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Regional Coordinator Contact: Bethany Smith, Associate Director of Formal Education
Email: bsmith@vims.edu
Phone: 804-684-7735
