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.
CEC adds resilience to its electric grid
A new energy storage system battery is up and running at the
Cordova Electric Cooperative, linking hydropower with storage and the grid,
assuring that this major...
Woodrow selected to lead ASMI
Board members of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute have
selected Jeremy Woodrow as the new executive director of the public-private
partnership between the state and the...
Future of MAP in Cordova in jeopardy
Being one of the top 10 fishing ports in the nation for
millions of pounds of seafood landed is a source of pride in this...
Senior Salmon Day set for June 17
When it comes to
sharing the wealth of famous Copper River sockeyes, commercial salmon
harvesters and processors are a generous bunch, eager to share their catch...
Copper River catch tops 790,000 salmon
Chinook salmon harvested in the eighth Copper River opener of the season weighed in at 19.9 pounds on average, while sockeyes netted were a...
Projects underway for historic Bristol Bay cannery
Three major projects are underway in Naknek and South Naknek this
summer to commemorate the life and times of the 129-year-old NN Cannery in
South Naknek,...
Native Justice Roundtable spells out issues for Barr
Tribal representatives gathered around the table gave U.S.
Attorney General William Barr a chilling description of life in rural Alaska
with a lack of law enforcement...
UW study: Bristol Bay salmon depend on entire watershed
University of Washington fisheries scientists have completed
a new study documenting why two of Alaska’s most productive salmon populations
and the fisheries they support depend on...
Copper River harvest hits 429,630 fish and rising
That sixth opener was the charm, “a very welcome relief for this fleet,” said drift gillnet harvester John Renner. “It appears to be a larger run than predicted,” said Renner, in a phone call from his Cordova home on Wednesday, June 5, in the wake of the 36-hour opener of the 2019 Copper River commercial salmon season, which ended at 7 p.m. the previous evening.
Copper River salmon harvest flows into marketplace
Happy days are here again for seafood aficionados hankering for a taste of fresh Copper River sockeye and Chinook salmon.
