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.
Update: Estimated 165,000 Atlantic salmon escaped from net pens
A harvest hunt continues for an estimated 20,000 Atlantic salmon, the last of upwards of 165,000 of these farmed fish estimated to have escaped...
State moves to support OCS leasing
State officials have filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Anchorage to intervene in litigation to allow for offshore oil and gas leasing...
PWS pink salmon harvest is shy about 15 million fish
With just a week or two left until season’s end, the common property harvest of pink salmon in Prince William Sound stood at around...
Science and accountability urged in fisheries management
Fisheries and conservation advocates for coastal communities are urging that greater accountability and conservation measures be included in reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation...
Washington State, Alaska respond to Atlantic salmon issue
An investigation into the escape of thousands of farmed Atlantic salmon from a net pen southeast of Bellingham, Wash., near the San Juan Islands,...
Pebble opponents rally while mine backers meet
Some 200 commercial fish harvesters, environmentalists and others listened in the pouring rain in downtown Anchorage on Aug. 21 as former state Senate Majority...
Wild pink salmon harvest coming in as forecast
A Prince William Sound wild pink salmon forecast in a harvest range of 12,764,000 to 26,530,000, with a best estimate of 19,647,000 fish appears...
WDFW asks anglers to harvest escaped Atlantic salmon
A net pen failure at a fish farm southeast of Bellingham, Wash., near the San Juan Islands, has released thousands of Atlantic salmon, prompting...
Humpy harvest in PWS grows to near 36 M
Commercial harvests of pink salmon in Prince William Sound rose to 35.8 million fish through Aug. 15, up from 28 million a week earlier, while the...
Humpy harvest in PWS jumps to 29M
Pink salmon harvests are now coming on strong, up from 19.7 million humpies through Aug. 2 to in excess of 29 million through Aug....
