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.
Murkowski in spotlight on Supreme Court nomination
President Trump’s Supreme Court nomination of a conservative judge has already sparked a confirmation battle over an appointment that could shape the court for...
PWS commercial catch tops 3.5M fish
Commercial harvests in Prince William Sound have reached 3.5 million salmon, even as the surge in the catch in late June slowed somewhat in...
NVE opposes reduction in hatchery production
In a resolution to the Alaska Board of Fisheries, Native Village of Eyak Traditional Tribal Council urged that hatchery production issues be reviewed during...
PWS salmon harvest estimate rises to 2.7 M fish
Prince William Sound’s commercial harvesters delivered an estimated 2,687,658 salmon through June 2, including 1,868,059 chums, 810,906 sockeyes, 7,755 Chinooks, 778 humpies and 160...
Deadline for comments for BOF special meeting is July 9
July 9 is the deadline for written comments for a special meeting of the Alaska Board of Fisheries on four emergency petitions, including one...
Army Corps urged to suspend Pebble EIS process
Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott are urging suspension of the environmental impact statement process on the proposed Pebble mine, because of...
PWS salmon harvest estimate estimated at 1.4 M plus
Commercial salmon harvests in Prince William Sound have reached in excess of 1.4 million fish, with fishermen in the Coghill District alone delivering 514,893...
Delegates urge protection of ANWR for caribou
Delegates at the 2018 Gwich’in Gathering at Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories, are calling for permanent protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to habitat for...
Disaster relief approved for 2016 fishery
Disaster relief funding totally $56,361,332 are coming to Alaska in the wake of the low returns in the state’s 2016 Gulf of Alaska pink...
Copper River harvest includes salmon passing through
A visitor to the seafood department of a major Anchorage retail shop stared with surprise at the neatly wrapped fillet marked as fresh Copper...
