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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:Â Not taking place in 2027.
Location:Â 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: Not taking place in 2027
Teams of high school students that do not have a regional bowl happening near them have two options:
Competition Date:Â February 20, 2027
Location: Gloucester Point, VA
Hosted by: W&M’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science & Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences
Regional Coordinator Contact: Bethany Smith, Associate Director of Formal Education
Email:Â bsmith@vims.edu
Phone: 804-684-7735
Competition Date: February 20, 2027
Location:Â Wilmington, NC
Hosted by:Â University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Regional Coordinator Contact: Erin Moran
Email:Â morane@uncw.edu
Competition Date: March 13, 2027* (snow date March 14, 2027)
Location:Â 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:Â *82,1-781-963-0373
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*Note: The Blue Lobster Bowl requires a Team Intent Form and registration fee to be completed by 12/21/2026. Teams from ME, NH, and VT are invited to participate in-person in the Blue Lobster Bowl.
Competition Date: February 13, 2027 (snow date February 20, 2027)
Location: Manassas, Virginia
Hosted by: George Mason University
Regional Coordinator Contact: Tina Bell
Email: cbbowl@gmu.edu
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Competition Date: February 20, 2027*
Location:Â Galveston, Texas
Hosted by: Texas Sea Grant at Texas A&M University
Regional Coordinator Contact: Brandi Keller
Email: Brandi.Keller@ag.tamu.edu
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*Note: On October 6, 2026, the competition date was officially updated from February 13 to February 20, 2027. Please plan accordingly and reach out to the Regional Coordinator with questions.
Competition Date:Â March 13, 2027
Location:Â San Diego, CA
Hosted by: University of San Diego
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Darbi Berry
Email: darbiberry@sandiego.edu
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Jenny Prairie
Email: jcprairie@sandiego.edu
Contact the Bowl’s Email for More Info:Â NOSB@sandiego.edu
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Competition Date: TBD
Location:Â 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 20, 2027
Location: Ocean Springs, MS
Hosted by: The University of Southern Mississippi Marine Education Center
Regional Coordinator Contact: Micayla Cochran
Email: Micayla.Cochran@usm.edu
Competition Date: February 6, 2027
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: Not taking place. Teams from ME, NH, and VT are invited to participate in-person in the Blue Lobster Bowl on March 13 (snow date March 14).
Regional Coordinator Contact: Blue Lobster Bowl RC Lori Tsuruda
Email: lori@pmd.org
Competition Date: Not taking place in 2027* (TBD alternative engagement activity)
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.
*Teams of high school students that do not have a regional bowl happening near them have two options:
Competition Date: Not taking place in 2027*
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
*Teams of high school students that do not have a regional bowl happening near them have two options:
Competition Date: February 20, 2027 (snow date February 27, 2027)
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
Contact the Coordinators for More Info
Competition Date: February 5-6, 2027
Location: Corvallis, OR
Hosted by: Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Regional Co-Coordinator Contacts: Sammy Yevak, Avery Kruger, and Lindsay Carroll
Emails: salmonbowl.nosb@gmail.com, salmonbowl.volunteer@gmail.com, lindsay.carroll@oregonstate.edu
Competition Date:Â February 20, 2027
Location: Vallejo, CA
Hosted by:Â Cal Poly Maritime Academy
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Alex Parker
Email: aparker@csum.edu
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Michael Strange
Email: mstrange@csum.edu
Contact the Coordinators for More Info
Competition Date: Sunday, February 7, 2027 (backup date for inclement weather: February 21, 2027)
Location: Stockton University, Atlantic City, NJ
Hosted by: Stockton University and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Regional Coordinator Contact: Elliot Brown and Jess Defeo
Email: shorebowl@marine.rutgers.edu
Competition Date: TBD
Location:Â 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:Â February 20, 2027
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Hosted by: University of South Florida
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Dr. Teresa Greely
Email: greely@usf.edu
Phone:Â 727-553-3921
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Makenzie Kerr
Email: burrowsm@usf.edu
Competition Date:Â Tentatively March 20, 2027 (pending final confirmation with new host*)
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*The Surf Bowl is attempting to transfer to a new host institution in Santa Barbara, and organizers are assessing the amount of interest from teams to determine what the return of the competition could look like. Interested teams should please reach out to maxczap@ucsb.edu to express interest in participating. Note that the competition is currently in its scoping phase, and it is not guaranteed to return in 2027 at this time.
Competition Date: Not taking place in 2027* (TBD alternative engagement activity)
Location: TBD
Hosted by: National Lab of the Rockies
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Amanda Morton
Email: Amanda.Morton@nlr.gov
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Elise DeGeorge
Email: Elise.DeGeorge@nlr.gov
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*Teams of high school students that do not have a regional bowl happening near them have two options:
Competition Date:Â February 18 – 21, 2027
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
