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.
Wild Alaska Pollock processors reaching for new markets
Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers, in an ongoing effort to expand markets for Alaska Pollock, have collaborated with several dozen Seattle restaurants to present the first ever Wild Alaska Pollock Week from Feb. 28 through March 8.
House introduces new bills addressing AMHS
Members of the Alaska’s House Majority have introduced legislation aimed at charting a new course for the financially strapped Alaska Marine Highway System.
New report studies impact of women in fisheries
A new federal study with an eye on historical data concludes that women participate in Alaska fisheries differently than men, often in essential work not captured in fisheries statistics.
Supreme Court lifts stay on recall petitions
Alaska Supreme Court judges have lifted a stay on the Jan. 10 superior court decision and ordered the Division of Elections to print and distribute signature petition booklets in support of the recall of Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Value of ‘forest fish’ estimated at $88 million
A new study led by the U.S. Forest Service concludes that Alaska’s Tongass and Chugach national forests contribute millions of salmon annually to the state’s commercial fisheries, with a dock value estimated at $88 million a year.
Ledbetter suspends adoption of regulatory package
State Labor Department officials have suspended a proposal to reduce apprenticeship requirements for those training to become electricians and plumbers in the wake of an informational hearing in the House Labor and Commerce Committee.
Beluga studies bring together Inupiat, Mashantucket tribe teens
A common interest in whaling, climate change and the power of education has brought about unique cultural exchange between teen-aged Inupiat Eskimo students on Alaska’s North Slope and their Mashantucket tribe counterparts in Connecticut.
Central Gulf halibut catch limit cut
Halibut catch limits for 2020 have been trimmed overall by seven percent by the International Pacific Halibut Commission, with the Central Gulf of Alaska, Area 3A, allocated a harvest of 7.05 million pounds, down 12.53 percent from 8.06 million pounds in 2019.
Pratt museum celebrates art inspired by musical works
Art in response to music inspired by wilderness is in the spotlight through May 25 at Homer’s Pratt Museum, in its new big exhibition under the leadership of Jennifer Gibbins, who joined the museum as executive director in late 2019.
Navy invites comment on GOA training environmental analysis
U.S. Navy officials are inviting public comment through March 11 in development of the supplemental environmental impact statement/overseas environmental impact statement related to military training activities, in advance of future war games in the Gulf of Alaska.
