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.
Scaled down version of Willow oil/gas project approved
Interior Department officials on Monday approved a substantially reduced Willow project, which denies two of five drill sites proposed by ConocoPhillips for developing its...
Abundant harvest assures steady prices on sockeyes
A robust harvest in the famed Bristol Bay wild sockeye salmon fishery means that the average price per pound on the succulent fish is...
Once abandoned baby beluga thrives at SeaWorld San Antonio
Tyonek, a 5-year-old male beluga whale, is thriving in the beluga pod at SeaWorld San Antonio in Texas, helping other young belugas learn crucial...
Iditarod founder’s grandson wins the 51st Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Ryan Redington drove his six huskies in harnesses under the burled arch in Nome on Tuesday to win the 51st Iditarod Trail Sled Dog...
BOF to take action on Nushagak-Mulchatna river Chinooks
An amended plan for management of Chinook salmon in the Nushagak-Mulchatna rivers of Southwest Alaska will be up for action when the Alaska Board...
SE Alaska fishermen invite others to share the harvest
Two Southeast Alaska fishery entities are inviting community and tribal leaders, fishermen, and others to fill out the new Seafood Donation Network Inquiry online...
Fisheries board votes to somewhat limit restrictions on Area M commercial chum harvest
A proposal to limit salmon fishing time around the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands during the June fishery, to allow for many more chums...
Alaska Fisheries Science Center gains more harvester observers
Researchers trying to learn more about the impact of climate change on oceans and fisheries are seeing increasing enthusiasm in participation from seafood harvesters...
PWSAC ordered to pay $1M in fines, restitution
The Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation (PWSAC) has been sentenced in federal district court to fines totaling $1 million and five years probation as...
BOF considers proposal to reduce fishing time in Area M June fishery
Possible reductions in salmon fishing time in the Area M mixed stock June fishery are among the many controversial issues before the Alaska Board...
