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.
Education, transportation concerns loom large
Budget cuts impacting education and transportation, as Alaska struggles with a fiscal crisis, head the list of concerns of community leaders and legislators representing...
For Prince William Sound, deliveries climb above 2.3 million fish
Statewide salmon catches delivered to processors rose from 4.7 million to 7.6 million fish from June 21 through June 27, according to preliminary commercial...
European politics expected to impact seafood prices
Fisheries economists and processors are keeping watch on the development in the European Union since Britain voted to exit, with an eye to how...
Interior petitioned to investigate BC mines
A coalition of conservation and Alaska Native groups is asking Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to investigate the potential impact of six hard rock Canadian...
Salmon sales near $29 million for first quarter
Sales of frozen headed and gutted pink and chum salmon, frozen sockeye fillets, and canned halves and talls of pink salmon from Prince William...
Walker: Budget slashed to protect state savings
Gov. Bill Walker has vetoed $1.29 billion from the budget passed by the 29th Alaska Legislature, including a line-item veto cutting Permanent Fund dividend...
Governor calls a special legislative session
Legislators will be back in Juneau for another special session starting July 11, to wrestle anew with key proposals aimed at working the state...
Mandate to label GE salmon in appropriations bill
An appropriations bill now before the full Senate contains a labeling mandate for genetically engineered salmon, recommendations for nutritional advice on seafood, assistance for...
Forecast is for early run of Yukon Delta kings
A preliminary outlook for Yukon Chinook salmon timing released in May by the Alaska Ocean Observing System advises being prepared for an early run...
Canadian firm steps up environmental stewardship
Ocean Brands, a Vancouver, British Columbia seafood company, said in a statement released on May 20 that it will overhaul canned tuna and salmon...
Inmate back in custody after jail break
The man who escaped from jail in Cordova on Sunday has been located and brought back into custody, according to an announcement...
