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.
SE Alaska hatcheries boost harvest profits by millions
A study of the economic impact of hatchery fish enhancing salmon stocks shows that the efforts of the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association resulted...
NPS releases EA on proposed changes in sport hunting
An environmental assessment released on Sept. 5 by the National Park Service on proposed amendments to sport hunting and trapping regulations in national preservers...
Statewide harvest was 31 percent below forecast
For many engaged in fisheries, it’s been a challenging year, as confirmed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s new report that the...
Plans for 2019 war games still preliminary
Speculation has begun anew on plans for Northern Edge 2019, military war games in the Gulf of Alaska anticipated on the eve of the...
Rising harvests put PWS catch at 26 million fish
Pink, chum and silver salmon deliveries to processors in Prince William Sound climbed over the last week, bringing the area’s overall commercial harvest through...
Transboundary mine issues still a work in progress
Months after meeting with Canadian government officials in Ottawa, Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, have raised five issues they say...
Fewer Pollock, cod found in southern Bering Sea survey
Formal results of this year’s NOAA trawl survey of the southern Bering Sea won’t be announced until mid-September, but preliminary data shows a decided...
Wild Salmon Day events attract hundreds in Alaska
Alaskans turned out by the hundreds on Aug. 10 for the state’s third annual Wild Salmon Day, to celebrate the fish deeply rooted in...
Donlin Gold mine gets federal permits
Federal officials have signed a joint record of decision that clears the way for development of a large open pit gold mine in the...
ASMI to comment on impact of proposed tariffs
Board members of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute are keeping watch on the trade war between the U.S. and China and plan to submit...
