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.
Future workforce will be smaller, but smarter
Fishing industry officials faced with a declining workforce are increasingly modernizing and automating equipment to meet harvesting and processing demands with a smaller, but...
Legislation proposes amendments to land claims act
Legislation proposing more changes in the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, including possible options for Chugach Alaska Corp. to develop its subsurface estate...
Federal council takes up GOA Chinook issues
Federal fisheries managers this week have scheduled an initial review of proposed adjustments of the prohibited species catch of Chinook salmon in the Gulf...
Etsy questioned on policy on Alaska Native products
In the wake of reports that the online global marketplace Etsy has terminated or delisted products or artwork by Alaska Native artisans, the company...
King Cove road issue back in court
Another round of litigation is underway over a land based medical evacuation route between the Aleutians fishing village of King Cove and the all-weather...
Surprise move by EPA puts Pebble issue back on the table
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has reversed a decision that suspended Clean Water Act protections, to allow for permitting for a massive copper,...
Feds okay King Cove road through wildlife refuge
After over three decades of lobbying for a land based medical evacuation route between King Cove and the all weather airport at Cold Bay,...
CRWP plugs importance of citizen scientists
Engaging citizen scientists in collecting data to protect wild salmon habitat is proving effective in documenting the presence of fish in spawning and rearing...
Beloved ferry boat heading for Dubai
Her candle’s burned out, so to speak, but legends of travel aboard the M/V Taku will live on, and the Alaska Department of Transportation...
Governor warns that inaction won’t solve fiscal problems
Gov. Bill Walker spoke of a safer, smarter, stronger Alaska on Jan. 18, saying that legislators need to make it happen by passing his...
