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.
OTIS takes second shot at blue economy challenges
A second annual challenge organized by proponents of the blue economy is seeking participants to identify difficulties in getting ocean related products to market...
Grant aids rural backhaul pilot program
A $120,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant will allow a non-profit Anchorage firm to address waste issues in 30 rural off-the-road Alaska Native villages accessible...
Snow crab harvest quota gets big boost
Bering Sea snow crab stocks have rebounded, allowing for the total allowable catch to be set at 27.6 million pounds, up from 18.9 million...
Hatchery egg take levels still a volatile topic
Egg take issues at fish hatcheries are back on the agenda for the Alaska Board of Fisheries work session in Anchorage Oct. 15-16, where...
Private equity group purchases PenAir assets
A New York-based private equity capital group that owns Ravn Air Group has purchased assets of PenAir, the vintage bush carrier than began in...
Copper River silver harvest reaches 302,000 fish
In a last hurrah for 2018, commercial harvesters in the Copper River added another 2,000 cohos to their silver salmon catch, to bring their...
Lawsuit challenges salmon stream water rights decision
An appeal filed in the Alaska Superior Court in Anchorage challenges a state decision denying a citizen group’s request to reserve water in streams...
Low turnout on Chugach National Forest plan meeting
In the wake of a Sept. 27 open house in Cordova on future plans for Chugach National Forest, Native Village of Eyak tribal liaison...
Silvers still running as season ebbs
Those silvers just keep on coming.As September and the commercial season for wild salmon harvests ebbs, fishermen are still harvesting coho salmon in the...
Actions to confront climate change announced by state
State officials say they plan some immediate steps to confront climate change, from lowering emissions and energy costs to addressing villages at risk from...
