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.
Harvest of 189.4M salmon projected for 2023
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) biologists are projecting an overall commercial harvest of 189.4 million salmon during the 2023 season, including an...
Oceana: Expanded traceability needed on imported seafoods
An environmental watchdog for oceans is again urging the U.S. government to expand its work on seafood catch documentation and traceability, citing billions of...
Study: Inbreeding contributes to the demise of Southern Resident orcas
A new federal fisheries study concludes that the small size and isolation of endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales in the Pacific Northwest has led...
Oil spill response training for coastal communities begins anew in April
Annual oil spill response training for fishing vessels in six Prince William Sound communities, including Cordova, is underway and will run through May 3,...
Willow oil project approved, challenged by environmental lawsuits
While the Biden administration has approved ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), conservation entities, backed by Alaska Native people who...
Ryan Redington sweeps top honors for Iditarod 2023
Ryan Redington, with his lead dogs Ghost and Sven, was honored on Sunday as the winner of the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race,...
No commercial harvest anticipated for Togiak herring
State fisheries biologists have issued a guideline harvest level (GHL) of 57,419 tons of fish for the Togiak herring fishery, but with no processors...
PWSEDD seeks to develop climate action plan for fisheries economy
With fisheries disasters mounting in recent years, the Prince William Sound Economic Development District (PWSEDD) is collaborating with NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center to...
Wild sockeye prices stay steady
Given the overall robust harvest of wild sockeye salmon in Alaska in the summer of 2022, prices for refreshed fillets of the popular fish...
Legislators urged immediate federal action on transboundary mining
Six legislators in the Alaska House Coalition who represent residents of Southeast and coastal communities are calling for immediate federal action regarding existing and...
