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.
Navy says Northern Edge 2021 plans include no new activities
U.S. Navy officials are seeking public comment through Feb. 16 on proposed continuing periodic military training activities within the Gulf of Alaska.
Dunleavy critical of financial institutions opposed to Arctic oil, gas exploration
Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he plans to introduce legislation at the start of the 32nd Alaska Legislature requiring state entities to end relationships and partnerships with financial institutions who opted to stop financing oil and gas development in the Arctic.
NPFMC decision puts Cook Inlet commercial salmon fishery in jeopardy
Final action by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council on commercial salmon fishing in Cook Inlet threatens to exclude drift gillnet harvesters from fishing in the inlet’s commercial waters at the start of the 2022 fishing season.
NOAA issues annual Arctic report card
NOAA’s annual report card on the Arctic, released on Tuesday, Nov. 8, notes that average annual land surface air temperature north of 60 degrees north for October 2019 through September 2020 was the second highest on record since at least 1900.
BLM resource management plan would open millions of acres to development
A grassroots consortium representing 33 federally recognized tribes is raising concerns over a federal Bureau of Land Management plan for allowable uses of over 13.5 million acres of traditional tribal land stretching from the Bering Sea to the upper Kuskokwim.
Update: COVID-19 infection total in Alaska reaches 42,473
Update: Infections of the novel coronavirus in Alaska keep rising, with 616 new infections confirmed on Wednesday, Dec. 16, including two in Cordova and four in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area, plus two more resident deaths, state health officials said.
Young Fishermen’s Development Act passes U.S. Senate
Legislation aimed reducing economic and skill set barriers for the next generation of commercial fishermen needed to fill the shoes of aging harvesters has passed the U.S. Senate and now is under consideration in the House.
Stutes opts to join Alaska House Majority Coalition
Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, is leaving the Republican caucus to join the Alaska House Majority Coalition, a decision she says is necessary to defend the interests of her legislative district.
First shipments of COVID-19 vaccine coming soon to Alaska
State health officials say the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Alaska soon and that they are working with federal, state, tribal and military partners to plan for the state’s vaccination needs.
ASLC is accepting nominations for marine resources achievements
The Alaska SeaLife Center is accepting nominations through Jan. 15 for five categories in its Alaska Ocean Leadership Awards, which are to be presented in a virtual event in March 2021.
