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Margaret Bauman

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

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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

The China-flagged Xue Long 2 is one of five Chinese research vessels being monitored by the U.S. Coast Guard operating in U.S. Arctic waters. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

US Coast Guard tracking Russian, Chinese vessels approaching Alaska

Juvenile king salmon. NMFS photo.

Deadline approaches for Pacific Salmon Commission grants