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.
Herring jobs attract lots of workers
Business was brisk at the Alaska Department of Labor’s Anchorage Midtown Job Center as recruiters from North Pacific Seafoods interviewed sought to hire workers...
Bristol Bay Fish Expo supports child care
Speed hiring for crew jobs, a fashion show, live auction, vendor booths and a gubernatorial debate are all on tap for the second annual...
Corps extends comment period on Pebble project
Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -Alaska District have agreed to extend until June 29 the public scoping period for an environmental...
Trollers concerned over limits on SE Alaska kings
A state fisheries decision to set the 2018 preseason Chinook salmon all-gear harvest limit for Southeast Alaska at 130,000 treaty fish is prompting concern...
Brandi Carlile, Michael Franti to headline Salmonfest 2018
Folk rock singer Brandi Carlile and hip-hop singer/rapper Michael Franti and Spearhead will headline Salmonfest 2018, Alaska’s biggest festival weekend, with over 60 bands...
NPFMC rules on mixing guided, unguided halibut
Halibut harvested using guide services that is possessed with halibut not using guide services would be subject to guided sport fishing limits in Southeast...
Chum, sockeye abundance up for harvest season ahead
Wild stocks of chum salmon are expected in a run 83.6 percent above average in Prince William Sound for the 2018 commercial fishing season,...
DNR urges more prep time for Pebble EIS
Extension of the scoping process has been requested by the state of Alaska for an environmental impact statement on the proposed Pebble mine bordering...
NPFMC plans final action on halibut sport fishing limits, permits
Federal fisheries managers plan final action in April on proposals that would require annual renewal of charter halibut permits and for new restrictions to...
Pathogen may be widespread in wild sheep, goats
Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials say the presence of the pathogen “Movi” (mycoplasma ovipneumoniae) may be widespread among the state’s wild sheep...
