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.
Willow oil project approved, challenged by environmental lawsuits
While the Biden administration has approved ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), conservation entities, backed by Alaska Native people who...
Ryan Redington sweeps top honors for Iditarod 2023
Ryan Redington, with his lead dogs Ghost and Sven, was honored on Sunday as the winner of the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race,...
No commercial harvest anticipated for Togiak herring
State fisheries biologists have issued a guideline harvest level (GHL) of 57,419 tons of fish for the Togiak herring fishery, but with no processors...
PWSEDD seeks to develop climate action plan for fisheries economy
With fisheries disasters mounting in recent years, the Prince William Sound Economic Development District (PWSEDD) is collaborating with NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center to...
Wild sockeye prices stay steady
Given the overall robust harvest of wild sockeye salmon in Alaska in the summer of 2022, prices for refreshed fillets of the popular fish...
Legislators urged immediate federal action on transboundary mining
Six legislators in the Alaska House Coalition who represent residents of Southeast and coastal communities are calling for immediate federal action regarding existing and...
Scaled down version of Willow oil/gas project approved
Interior Department officials on Monday approved a substantially reduced Willow project, which denies two of five drill sites proposed by ConocoPhillips for developing its...
Abundant harvest assures steady prices on sockeyes
A robust harvest in the famed Bristol Bay wild sockeye salmon fishery means that the average price per pound on the succulent fish is...
Once abandoned baby beluga thrives at SeaWorld San Antonio
Tyonek, a 5-year-old male beluga whale, is thriving in the beluga pod at SeaWorld San Antonio in Texas, helping other young belugas learn crucial...
Iditarod founder’s grandson wins the 51st Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Ryan Redington drove his six huskies in harnesses under the burled arch in Nome on Tuesday to win the 51st Iditarod Trail Sled Dog...
