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.
CRWP will benefit from Sena Sea seafood sales
For any orders placed by clicking on the link to Sena Sea on the Copper River Watershed Project website Sena Sea donates 8 percent of the order price directly to CRWP.
EVOSTC draft resolution to expand oil spill boundary aid draws support
A draft resolution before the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council to incorporate an ecosystem approach to the Exxon Valdez oil spill boundary is gaining wide support from residents of Cordova and beyond.
COVID-19 hits Whittier harbor staff
After evading the novel coronavirus all spring and summer, the staff of the harbor at Whittier has seen several asymptomatic staff test positive for the virus. Harbormaster David Borg said Tuesday, Dec. 1 that they will all observe a 14-day quarantine period.
Congressional delegation, Gwich’in, have diverse views on financing ANWR projects
Alaska’s congressional delegation and the Gwich’in Steering Committee are at serious odds on how much financial support firms engaged in oil and gas development projects in the Arctic should be getting from the private sector.
ANTHC gets federal grant to combat coastal erosion
Funds totally nearly $1.4 million have been awarded to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to combat coastal flooding and erosion in remote Alaska Native communities as the climate continues to warm.
Delegation supports CARES Act assistance to Alaska Native corporations
Alaska’s congressional delegation has filed an amicus brief in support of granting Alaska Native corporations’ eligibility for tribal assistance appropriated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Electronic monitoring grants will benefit Alaska fisheries
Two Alaska fisheries are among the beneficiaries of new national grants to modernize data management systems to ensure sustainable fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands through electronic monitoring.
ANTHC gets federal grant to combat coastal erosion
Funds totally nearly $1.4 million have been awarded to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to combat coastal flooding and erosion in remote Alaska Native communities as the climate continues to warm.
Whales are a multi-million-dollar economic driver in Alaska
A new study from NOAA Fisheries highlights the economic importance of whales to Alaska, not as a source of blubber, meat and baleen, but as a tourism attraction. Over half a million visitors to the state in 2019 alone spending an estimated $86 million on whale watching tours, and the overall economic impact doesn’t end there.
Update: COVID-19 infection total in Alaska reaches 35,325
Update: Infections from the novel coronavirus pandemic care continuing their rapid spread throughout Alaska, with 756 new cases.
