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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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By June 17, one of two Costco Warehouses in Anchorage had sold over 185 pounds of Copper River sockeye salmon for $14.99 a pound. Margaret Bauman photo.

Copper River sockeyes selling out

Red king crab. NOAA photo.

North Pacific council to study new options to reduce bottom trawling

Alaska's five Pacific salmon species are all forecast to see lower harvests in 2026, with global sockeye, keta, and pink supplies also expected to decline significantly from recent averages. Shutterstock photo.

Report forecasts 15% drop in global salmon harvest

Chinook and chum salmon have been hard hit in recent years by rising ocean temperatures, anthropogenic impacts, and increased microplastic pollution. Michael Humling / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service photo.

Chinook salmon tagging data aims to help reduce trawler bycatch

The 134-foot Arctic Sea ran aground on St. George Island in the Pribilofs on Jan. 5 after losing power during a severe gale, in 50-knot winds and 10-foot seas. All nine crew members on board were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation photo.

Grounded fishing vessel spilled 45,000 gallons of diesel near Pribiloffs

Mirage, a 50-foot longliner and troller, is now equipped with a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system. ALFA photo.

Alaska's first hybrid-electric fishing boat lowers costs, boosts ocean environment

New legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate would identify and sanction nations accountable for weak supervision of illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries crimes at sea. Photo courtesy of U.S. Naval Institute

New legislation would tackle foreign flags of convenience

Over 100 groundfish industry volunteers worked in 80 degree heat at Terminal 91 at the Port of Seattle on May 28 to clean four huge midwater trawl nets to recycle plastics in the into new products. Photo by John Dunlap, Trident Seafoods

Groundfish industry cleans 55,935 pounds of nets for recycling

Bering Sea pollock come aboard a trawler. NMFS video image.

North Pacific council seeks public comment on pelagic trawl gear

Copper River salmon. National Park Service photo.

Copper River sockeye fillets are a hot seller