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.
Report identifies threats to drinking water, public health
A new investigative report compiled by citizens groups and Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) identifies nearly 30 locations in Alaska where drinking water is contaminated by unregulated substances known to have adverse impacts on human health.
PWS harvest capped at nearly 56M fish
Commercial harvesters in Prince William Sound caught nearly 56 million salmon in 2019, including 47.4 million humpies, despite climate changes that promoted NOAA Fisheries to note waters were warm or warmer than The Blob years.
Tanner crab among most vulnerable Eastern Bering Sea stocks
A new federal study led by NOAA Fisheries shows that Tanner crab are among the six commercial fisheries stocks most vulnerable to climate change in the Eastern Bering Sea.
Murkowski speaks out on mine permits
“We should never pit one resource against another and if a mine cannot stand on its own without negative impact to the fisheries resource than that mine should not be permitted,” says Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Citizen scientists help count endangered whales
More than 1,100 citizen scientists turned out in light rain in Anchorage on Saturday, Sept. 21 to help NOAA Fisheries and others concerned about endangered beluga whales to count them at 14 scientist-manned stations along Cook Inlet.
Salmon Update: PWS season’s catch nears 56 million fish
Prince William Sound drift gillnetters headed out for a 60-hour harvest period on Monday, Sept. 23, on the heels of a 60-hour period on Sept. 16 that brought in 16,100 coho salmon in 166 deliveries reported.
North America has lost nearly 3 billion birds since 1970
For the first time, studies have shown pervasive losses among birds across all habitats, including backyard birds, says ornithologist Ken Rosenberg.
Controversy heightens on future of refuge’s coastal plain
Release of the final environmental impact statement for oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is garnering kudos from Alaska’s congressional delegation and protests from Neets’ąįį Gwich’in tribes who rely ANWR’s subsistence and cultural resources.
Coho harvests still coming from gillnet fishery
Coho harvests in Prince William Sound rose to 497,000 fish this week as drift gillnetters in the Coghill district made dozens of deliveries, and the Sound’s overall preliminary wild salmon deliveries hit 55.8 million fish.
NOAA declares unusual mortality event for ice seals
Heightened deaths of ice seals have prompted NOAA to declare an Unusual Mortality Event for bearded, ringed and spotted seals in the Bering and Chukchi seas. According to NOAA’s report the total includes 282 dead seals, with 119 stranded seals in 2018 and 163 in 2019.
