63rd Annual STS (2003-2004)
Finalists
Shaye Perry Storm

NEW YORK
Shaye Perry Storm, 17, of Brooklyn, investigated the effects of commercial exploitation of North Atlantic codfish from the 15th century to the modern era for his Intel Science Talent Search project in behavioral and social sciences. He applied both traditional and innovative methods of zooarcheological analysis to fish bone material excavated from stratified layers at Akurv¡k, one of the first documented fishing stations in Iceland. After extracting and analyzing size and aging data from hundreds of these bones and comparing them to fish stocks today, he concluded that commercialization did cause a decrease in the average age and size of caught fish. He believes his study is a first step toward a better integration of long-term archeological and fishery data that may lead to more effective fishery management. His findings will be sent to the journal Archaeofauna for peer review and potential publication. Shaye is first in his class of 720 at Midwood High School, where he plays alto saxophone in the jazz band. His honors include storytelling champion in the New York City Board of Education Storytelling Festival. He is the son of Jerry and Cheryl Storm and hopes to study at MIT.