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.
Red king crab emergency rule request under review
An emergency rule request for closure of the Red King Crab Savings Area to all fishing gear with bottom contact will be up for...
PWSAC will pay $1M in restitution & fines for waste, burn incident
Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corp. (PWSAC) has agreed in federal court to pay $1 million in restitution and fines related to a 2018 incident...
Murkowski expresses election day optimism
With hundreds of Alaskans still casting ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 8, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, acknowledged how polarized the general election has been...
Congressional report calls for crackdown on sham permitting
Chairpersons for congressional committees whose report contends that the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) used “bait and switch” tactics have asked two federal agencies to...
Robust salmon harvest not reflected in job growth
Commercial seafood industry jobs declined just slightly for the 2021 season in Alaska, compared with a significant drop during the first year of the...
Public comment sought on red king crab protections
Federal fisheries managers are expected to make a decision, possibly by mid-January, on a request from Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers (ABSC) to close the...
Federal disaster determination sought for Alaska’s crab fisheries
The state of Alaska has asked Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to declare a federal fishery disaster determination for the 2022-2023 Bristol Bay red king...
Review of emergency rule request analysis for crab protections
Federal fisheries managers are taking another look at what to do about the demise of Bristol Bay red king crab, a fishery shut down...
PWSRCAC take stand against dispersants
Board members of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council are taking a firm stand against use of chemical dispersants in an oil...
EVOSTC approves merging habitat, research funds
Members of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council have approved the merger of two separate accounts of federal funds for habitat protection and research related to the 1989 disaster in Prince William Sound for fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
