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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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David Witherell is retiring as executive director of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. NPFMC photo.

NPFMC executive director David Witherell to retire in October

Fishmonger Brenden Katchatag at New Sagaya's seafood department in Anchorage, Alaska, shows off some of the fresh whole silver salmon from Yakutat that were selling quickly at $7.99 a pound. The price of other fillets of fresh cohos ranged from $13.95 a pound to $18.99 a pound in Anchorage and $24.99 at the Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle. Margaret Bauman photo.

Alaska salmon harvests near 185 million fish

A fishing vessel that ran aground off Afognak Island has leaked diesel fuel into the Gulf of Alaska. Coast Guard photo.

Grounded fishing vessel towed to Kodiak harbor

Heavy sheening is visible around a grounded fishing vessel off Afognak Island. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Grounded fishing vessel spills diesel in Gulf of Alaska

New Sagaya's seaafood department in Anchorage was advertising five pounds of fresh silver salmon fillets for $219 delivered in Alaska and the Lower 48, and headed and gutted cohos for $7.99 a pound. Margaret Bauman photo.

Pink salmon harvests falling short in Alaska, Russia

Beginning Jan. 1, fish and fish products from foreign fisheries listed on NOAA’s List of Foreign Fisheries without a comparability finding will be barred from entering U.S. markets. Shutterstock photo.

NOAA Fisheries issues seafood import restrictions on 46 nations

The Coast Guard is investigating reports of unidentified containers found on and around Montague Island, Alaska. Coast Guard photo.

Shoreline pollution on Alaska's Montague Island under Coast Guard scrutiny

Nearly all Atlantic salmon consumed globally is farmed in sea cages. Shutterstock photo.

ASF supports wild fish over farmed Atlantic salmon

Paddy O’Donnell’s Caravelle is an 85-foot catcher vessel. Paddy O’Donnell photo.

Electronic monitoring embraced by Gulf of Alaska trawlers

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting from Sept. 29 to Oct. 9 in Anchorage, Alaska. Shutterstock photo.

MRA regulations face final vote at NPMFC's October meeting