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.
Inuit app allows for combining traditional, scientific knowledge
An app and web platform developed by and for the Inuit is allowing Indigenous communities from Alaska to Greenland to share traditional and scientific...
Canadian report: Thousands of Chinook salmon wasted by trawl fisheries
A new Canadian government report on salmon bycatch in the Pacific region groundfish trawl fishery confirms that thousands of salmon were caught and discarded...
Cordova School District begins early stage budget development
Russin: $1,430 increase is BSA is needed just to keep up with inflation Cordova School District officials are in the very early stages of budget...
Research report says polar bears are at risk of starvation
New research results released by the U.S. Geological Survey contends that polar bears in Canada’s Hudson Bay region may be at risk of starvation...
Legislators ask Agriculture Department to purchase more Alaska salmon
Timing is critical as seafood processors need to obtain financing for the 2024 seasonAlaska legislators are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to...
International fisheries conference to open in Seattle this spring
Some 1,500 delegates from around the world will converge on Seattle March 3-7 for the 9th World Fisheries Congress, this year’s theme being “Fish...
ANTHC report identifies unmet needs of environmentally threatened rural communities
A new report released last week by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) identifies the unmet needs of 144 rural Alaska communities threatened...
Pacific halibut quota declines
On the final day of its 100th annual meeting in Anchorage on Friday, Jan. 26, the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) again lowered the...
ADF&G forecasts strong run of sockeye salmon into Copper River in 2024
State fisheries officials are forecasting a strong run of nearly 2 million sockeye salmon into the Copper River in 2024, plus an average run...
Peltola announces campaign for re-election
Rep. Mary Sattler-Peltola, D-Alaska, on Monday announced her candidacy for re-election as Alaska’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives, while calling for...
