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.
14-day quarantine ordered for people entering Alaska
All persons entering the state are now required to self-quarantine for 14 days under a mandate announced Monday, March 23.
10 new positive tests of COVID-19 in Alaska
State health officials say 10 more people in three Alaska communities have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 32, with none of them hospitalized.
Seven new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alaska
Seven new cases of novel coronavirus were confirmed by Alaska health officials on Saturday, March 21, boosting the statewide total to 21 cases of the virus causing a global pandemic.
State extends school closures to May 1
State officials on Friday, May 20 ordered all schools in Alaska to remain closed through May 1 and urged residents to halt all non-essential travel, in an effort to stem the number of positive cases of novel coronavirus, which reached a total of 14.
Seafood processors respond to COVID-19 with added precautions
Seafood industry processors say they are in ongoing discussions with local, state and federal partners, continuing to assess risks and implement best practices to abate the spread of the novel coronavirus behind the pandemic.
Waerner claims victory in Iditarod 2020
Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner, of Torpa, Norway, arrived in Nome at 12:37 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, to capture the championship in the 2020 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Metal mining identified as major pollutant
A new report by the conservation entity Earthworks identifies a track record of impacts to land and water in Alaska from failure to capture and treat mine pollution.
Alaska businesses close their doors as more COVID-19 cases are confirmed
A growing list of governmental, non-profit and business facilities announced temporary closures in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, as the number of confirmed cases in Alaska through March 17 grew to six.
MSC suspends certification of GOA Pacific cod
Marine Stewardship Council officials have suspended their certification of Pacific cod stocks in the Gulf of Alaska region effective April 5 due to depressed stocks in the Gulf caused by a marine heat wave.
CDFU pushes for golden king crab fishery
Cordova District Fishermen United was in Anchorage this week urging the Alaska Board of Fisheries to develop a harvest strategy to reintroduce a golden king crab fishery in the northern and western districts of Prince William Sound.
