Margaret Bauman
Margaret Bauman is a veteran Alaska journalist focused on covering fisheries and environmental issues. Bauman has been writing for The Cordova Times since 2010. You can reach her at fisheriesreporter@gmail.com.
Feds urged to address climate changes impacting coastal communities
Alaska fisheries and environmental entities are urging federal officials mandated with developing an ocean justice strategy to address inequities plaguing the ocean and coasts...
Paddle boarder experiences close encounter with humpback whale
It was easy paddle boarding for Kevin Williams of Anchorage in Passage Canal near Whittier, right up until he saw a large, silvery fin...
Surge in pinks brings PWS harvest to 27.2 M salmon
Commercially caught salmon deliveries in Prince William Sound rose to 27.2 million fish through Tuesday, buoyed by an overall preliminary harvest of 21 million...
State files challenge to EPA decision that would halt Pebble mine
Alaska officials filed litigation on Wednesday with the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue...
PWS harvest mounts, reaching 18.6M salmon
Commercial sockeye salmon harvests continue to mount slowly, but are leveling off earlier than in recent years, with the preliminary Prince William Sound harvest...
Friction mounts between processors, harvesters over grounds price of salmon
Retail sales of fresh and frozen seafood are dropping in spite of prices, according to a Florida firm studying the complexities of consumer behavior....
$37.7M Defense Department grant goes to Graphite One for mining study
A Defense Department grant of $37.5 million will help finance a $75 million feasibility study by a Vancouver, Canada mining firm for a graphite...
Dillingham-area residents donate over 5,000 pounds of subsistence-caught sockeyes
Residents of the Dillingham area in Southwest Alaska have donated over 5,000 pounds of subsistence-caught sockeye salmon for families in Yukon River communities and...
PWS harvest nears 4.5M salmon
Commercial salmon harvests in Prince William Sound rose to nearly 4.5 million fish through Tuesday, up 1.7 million fish over a week earlier, while...
BBRSDA launches another season of research to improve salmon quality
Bristol Bay sockeye salmon marketers, harvesters and processors are collaborating again in the summer of 2023 on a collaborative research project with a Texas...
