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.
Copper River sockeye harvest still high in demand
With the run slowing and deliveries dropping, consumer demand is still high for those famed Copper River wild red salmon.As of Tuesday, the Alaska...
Skipper Science Partnership expands to Bristol Bay
The Skipper Science Partnership is expanding to Bristol Bay, thanks to the collaborative effort of the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) and...
ACAT voices concern over use of toxic herbicides along roadways
An Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) announcement that herbicide spraying would occur between June and October along several major roadways in and around Anchorage...
Copper River commercial catch exceeds 446,000 fish
That sweet spot at the start of Alaska summer salmon fisheries known as the Copper River fishery has commercial harvesters more hopeful than usual...
Copper River sockeye harvest swells to 256,205 reds
Commercial harvests of sockeye, Chinook and chum salmon in the Copper River salmon fishery reached a preliminary total of nearly 273,000 fish on Tuesday,...
Trollers, state file new appeal in lawsuit to halt SE Alaska salmon fishery
A new appeal has been filed in a fisheries case rooted in the alleged impact of the Southeast Alaska commercial salmon troll fishery on...
Copper River Seafoods celebrates season opener with seafood competition
Dozens of wild Alaska salmon aficionados turned out in Anchorage on Saturday to help Copper River Seafoods celebrate the Copper River commercial salmon season...
NOAA Fisheries allocates $15.7M for Copper River/Prince William Sound fishery disasters
NOAA Fisheries has allocated over $220 million in fisheries disaster funds appropriated by Congress in the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act for fishery disasters...
For Copper River harvesters, the third time was the charm
For more than 300 fishermen, the third 12-hour opener of the Copper River commercial salmon harvesters was the charm, with a big boost of...
New Salmon People Aircraft now flies for Alaska Airlines
A new passenger jet celebrating the deep-rooted cultural importance of salmon to Alaska departed from Anchorage on Friday, May 12 as Alaska Airlines flight...
