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.
EPA proposes new Clean Water Act restrictions for Bristol Bay
Federal environmental protection officials are planning a public review and comment period on a revised proposed determination under the Clean Water Act to prohibit and restrict use of certain areas of the Bristol Bay watershed for disposal of materials from the Pebble mine.
Limited progress seen to date on relocating villages threatened by climate change
Federal agencies provided millions of dollars from 2016 through 2020 to repair infrastructure in Alaska Native villages damaged by climate change, but a number of threatened villages received no aid at all and need to be protected, the Government Accountability Office says.
ADF&G approves third 12-hour Copper River opener
Even as the first harvests of wild caught Copper River salmon were being celebrated in Seattle and Anchorage, with just 30,360 fish landed in the first two openers, fishermen and processors alike were hoping for a better catch in the latest 12-hour opener on Thursday, May 26.
Cruise ships will call on Cordova this summer
A well-known Norwegian expedition company will be visiting Cordova twice this summer and the Cordova Chamber of Commerce is hoping to give them many options in land excursions and other interaction with local businesses during their first scheduled arrival in nearly a decade.
Jerry McCune retires as board chairman of Cordova District Fishermen United
Jerry McCune has retired as chairman of the board of Cordova District Fishermen United after 32 years with the historic fishermen’s advocacy group, and members will vote on Tuesday, May 24, on future leadership of CDFU.
Demand for Copper River salmon opener remains high
The rising cost of so many things, from groceries to fuel and real estate, justifies the prices posted for this year’s first run Copper River Chinook and sockeye salmon, said Ryan Reese, a spokesperson for the famed Seattle fish market. That includes $899.99 for a whole Copper River king salmon and $199.95 for a Copper River sockeye, both fresh from the waters of Prince William Sound.
Renfeldt: It’s going to be as busy as ever for Cordova tourism
Cordova is anticipating for a busy 2022 tourism season, with a focus on independent travelers seeking a self-supported experience that draws them to town, says Cathy Renfeldt, director of the Cordova Chamber of Commerce.
King Cove residents await Haaland’s decision on road
In the wake of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s visit to their wind-swept Alaska Peninsula community in the Aleutians, King Cove residents are hanging on to the hope that Haaland will say yes to a land exchange and gravel road leading to the all-weather Cold Bay Airport.
Rosenthal’s glacier portraits offer a lesson in climate change
In the dramatic silence of Alaska’s melting glaciers artist David Rosenthal’s paint brush has captured the impact of climate change on Earth, a message he hopes will inspire all who see his paintings to help slow global warming.
NPFMC wants more information on decline in king crab stocks
Two decades into the decline of Bristol Bay red king crab, with stocks now too low for a commercial fishery, the fight continues at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council over what protections to take for the crab in danger and how soon to do it.
