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Margaret Bauman

Alaska Correspondent

Margaret Bauman is an Alaskan journalist focused on covering fisheries and environmental issues.

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A newly captured juvenile king salmon rests in a viewing box container, which allows researchers to identify fish species and measure their size. Photo by Johanna Elkins

Smolt tagging project seeks answers to king salmon decline

Fall run Chinook salmon in California. Photo courtesy of A Birding Naturalist

Chinook salmon immune systems impacted by acute heat

Misty Nielsen hauls in a king salmon at Kanakanak Beach, Dillingham. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Warming water has varied impact on salmon populations

Bering Sea commercial snow crab fisheries will open on Oct. 15. Shutterstock photo.

Bering Sea snow crab fishery sees major TAC increase for 2025

Aerial imagery of dragon kelp bed in coastal Alaska. NOAA Fisheries photo by Mandy Lindeberg

NOAA boosts mapping projects to identify areas of wild kelp

Trident Seafoods is expanding its line of pet food supplements with new products featuring wild Alaska salmon and wild Alaska pollock, with plans to introduce them in retail markets starting October 1. Photo courtesy of Trident Seafoods

Trident Seafoods introduces wellFURst pet foods

The 2020 Alaska salmon season was conducted under strict state safeguards for covid-19. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

Ex-vessel value of 2025 Bristol Bay salmon harvest rated at $215.3 M

Alaska pollock makes up over half of the total Alaska commercial seafood harvest volume. Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers photo.

Studies show Alaska pollock fishery value in product, jobs

Seattle area conservation groups say they will sue the federal government over failure to protect native salmon, steelhead and orca populations from hatchery programs inthe Columbia River system. Wild Fish Conservancy photo.

Conservation groups plan lawsuit over hatcheries

Participants of the Drill Instructor and Fishermen First Aid and Safety Training will get hands-on experience practicing lifesaving skills, such as putting on survival suits. Photo courtesy of Washington Sea Grant

Washington Fishermen's Convention set for Dec. 4-8

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Beyond Alaska the Department of Agriculture’s Office of Seafood may be able to provide grants and low-interest loans to fishermen all over the U.S., enabling them to upgrade their boats and equipment. Photo courtesy of Paul Molyneaux
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Fish is food: Opening USDA doors for commercial fishermen

South Carolina’s new shrimp labeling law requires restaurants to disclose whether the shrimp they serve is locally caught or imported, giving consumers a clearer choice while supporting the state’s commercial shrimpers. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
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