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.
Concerns voiced over proposed NPR-A regulation changes
Several conservation entities are speaking out in the ongoing controversy over whether the federal government is putting more emphasis on resource development than environmental protections of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Save Our Seas bill goes to Senate floor
Legislation to address an abundance of plastic debris threatening coastal economies and harmful to marine life has passed the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and now as three separate bills heads to the Senate floor to be rejoined.
Bill offers incentives to fill IHS gap
Tax incentives aimed at attracting more job applicants are included in the Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act reintroduce in the U.S. Senate by Senators Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Tom Udall, D-NM.
Pink salmon disaster relief payments delayed
“This has been a long process and I know this announcement will come as a blow to many,” says Rep. Louise Stutes. “As someone who has poured blood, sweat, and tears into this process and was expecting a disbursement myself in four weeks, I am very sorry to bring you this news.
Communities want a solution to the ferry crisis sooner than later
“The Tustumena is still a good vessel. We do need a plan to replace it and we have the money in place to replace it,” says Sen. Gary Stevens. “We need to go beyond the draconian approach of cutting out anything that can’t pay its own way.”
1919 flu pandemic in Bristol Bay remembered
An event and photo exhibit commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the Spanish flu pandemic in Bristol Bay is set for Dec. 3 at the Alaska Humanities Forum in Anchorage.
Final EIS on Tongass National Forest due in 2020
Final public meetings on the proposed alternatives for the Alaska Roadless Rule wrapped up in mid-November, leaving a future exemption for Tongass National Forest yet to be determined.
Old Arctic sea ice disappearing rapidly
Scientists with the American Geophysical Union say the oldest and thickest Arctic sea ice is now disappearing at twice the pace of ice in the rest of the Arctic Ocean.
Run of 48.9 M sockeyes forecast for Bristol Bay in 2020
Bristol Bay’s sockeye salmon fishery is forecast to produce a run of nearly 49 million fish in 2020, with a harvest of 34.56 million reds, exceeding the harvest forecast of 26.11 million fish in 2019, when fishermen actually caught over 43 million reds.
Bill focuses on Arctic maritime opportunities
Legislation calling for creation of an Arctic shipping federal advisory committee has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, in an effort to improve the safety and reliability of maritime transportation in Arctic waters.
