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.
GCI fined over $40M for competitive bidding violations
GCI Communications Corp. has agreed to pay over $40 million for violations related to competitive bidding regulations in connection with GCI’s participation in the...
First Copper River opener delivers thousands of salmon to Seattle, Anchorage
Calm, partially sunny, but chilly waters yielded a harvest of thousands of pounds of mostly sockeye salmon for the 12-hour opener of the Copper...
Tlingit Haida Central Council withdrawing from AFN
Leaders of the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are the latest Alaska Native regional corporation to say they...
Northern Edge 2023 gets under way in Gulf of Alaska
Northern Edge 2023 is underway in parts of the state, including waters south of Prince William Sound, where the U.S. Navy is using a...
Copper River sockeye fishery set to open on May 15
Commercial fishermen in Southcentral Alaska are gearing up for the famed Copper River salmon opener on Monday, May 15, hopeful for a robust season,...
Federal judge rules in favor of shutting down SE Alaska troll salmon fishery
A federal district judge in Washington state has ruled in favor of closing a major commercial king salmon troll fishery which contributes millions of...
New economic report highlights case for protecting SE coastal ecosystems
A new report focusing on impacts of climate change on Southeast Alaska notes that commercial fishing and seafood processing support over 10,000 jobs and...
Pebble mine permit decision remanded to USACE
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) decision denying the Pebble Limited Partnership’s proposed mining operations in the Bristol Bay watershed is back under...
Big changes are coming to Cordova’s south harbor
Long overdue renovation of Cordova’s south harbor begins this fall, with a schedule that sets completion of the $40 million project in the spring...
Interior Secretary defends Willow oil exploration project
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is defending the Biden administration’s decision to allow ConocoPhillips to begin its $8 billion project to drill for oil in...
