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.
Chinook salmon health challenged by prey nutrition
Nutrient variation in prey consumed by Chinook salmon may be playing a critical role in their growth and survival, according to research...
Labor, health, tribal entities call for protecting oil spill workers
Sixteen entities representing a cross-section of fisheries and labor groups, and tribal councils, including Cordova District Fishermen United, are urging U.S. Occupational...
Legislation urges stronger federal, state protection of troll fishery
A House Joint Resolution urging federal and state defense of Alaska fisheries, including the Southeast Alaska troll fishery, has passed the Special...
Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, Chignik area finfish are focus of fisheries meeting
State management of finfish in waters of the Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Islands and the Chignik area are on the agenda for the...
Tanner crab harvest continues at Kodiak, Chignik
Crab fishermen in the Kodiak, Chignik and South Alaska Peninsula districts harvested 3.2 million pounds of Tanner crab by Tuesday, with 1.8...
Taku River Tlingit call for watershed protection
Taku River Tlingit First Nation in northwest British Columbia has declared some 7,000 square miles of its traditional lands a protected area,...
Canadian activists call for global moratorium on deep sea mining
A demonstration calling for a global moratorium in deep sea mining was held in early February outside the fifth International Marine Protected...
IPHC reduces halibut catch limit
International managers of Pacific halibut have lowered the overall catch limit for 2023 to 36,970,000 pounds, down 4,250,000 pounds from last year’s...
Trident Seafoods marks 50th anniversary
A major seafood processing company that began with a single vessel operating out of Kodiak in 1973 marked its 50th anniversary on...
Repeal of Alaska Roadless Rule will halt much development in Tongass
A Biden administration decision finalizing protections for Tongass National Forest, which restores longstanding roadless protections to the 9.37 million acres of rainforest,...
Update from the CPD – Feb. 27 – Mar. 3
The following incidents were reported to the Cordova Police Department between Feb. 27 and March 3. Any charges reported in these press...
