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.
Supporters, opponents of ANWR leasing plan speak
Alaska’s congressional delegation is reaffirming its support for an oil and gas leasing program on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,...
Lots of fresh shell showing in Tanner crab harvest
Plenty of fresh shell crab are showing up in pots in the 2019 Prince William Sound Commissioner’s Permit Tanner crab fishery, at an average...
Approval for pink salmon disaster funding expected soon
Approval of the disaster relief application process for harvesters impacted by the 2016 pink salmon disaster is now estimated to be about three weeks...
Lands package with Alaska impact signed into law
A federal lands bundle that includes a promise of Alaska Native allotments for Vietnam veterans and a Chugach region lands study which could lead...
BOF defeats KRSA proposal to change allocation criteria
A proposal that would have favored allocating more fish for personal use and sport fishing anglers over commercial harvesters whose entry into the fishery...
FDA clears way for GE salmon into US
An import ban that kept genetically engineered salmon from entering the United States has been lifted by the Food and Drug Administration, clearing the...
GAPP offers a wild Alaska Pollock Lent challenge
As the Lenten season got under way March 6, so did the #WAPfor40 challenge, a marketing effort by the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock...
Innovative fish fund aids next generation of harvesters
An innovative fisheries loan program a decade in the making has begun providing financial aid for young harvesters and community-based vessel owners through a...
Tanner crab fishery open through March 31
A second Tanner crab fishery for the eastern and western districts of Prince William Sound since 1988 is off and running through March 31,...
Iditarod 2019 mushers hit the trail
Five past Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champions are among the pack of 52 teams that got on their way March 3 at Willow...
