National Fisherman

Margaret Bauman

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

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Tito Marquez at 10th & M Seafoods in Anchorage with freshly caught Bristol Bay sockeye salmon. Margaret Bauman photo.

Alaska salmon harvest tops to 129 million fish

Jamie Goen, executive director of Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers, aboard the F/V Bristol Mariner during the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery. Photo courtesy of Jamie Goen.

Vessel registration begins for Alaska crab fisheries

Coast Guard crews came to the aid of three mariners aboard the Defiant, a disabled fishing vessel 95 miles off Newport, Ore. Aug. 3 and towed the vessel safely into port Aug. 6. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard assists disabled fishing vessel 95 miles off Oregon coast

Farmed oysters with PONV1. University of British Columbia photo by Amy Chan.

Newly found virus linked to large-scale oyster die-offs

Co-founders of Canada's Ocean Legacy Foundation Chloe Dubois and James Middleton. Ocean Legacy Foundation photo.

Plight of the albatross sparked BC plastics recycling program

The indictments announced on Monday, Aug. 4, were handed down on July 17 and executed at the end of July, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska. Shutterstock photo.

Five Alaska harvesters charged in halibut fishing conspiracy

The federal district court in Anchorage entered final judgment against three Kodiak, Alaska-based commercial fishing companies and their manager for multiple violations of the Clean Water Act, Aug. 1, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Fishing companies fined for oil discharges into Alaska waters

An electronic monitoring camera mounted on the troll pole of a commercial fishing boat in Southeast Alaska films all the fish coming on board from a longline set. AI will be used to review footage and recognize fish species for catch accounting. Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association photo.

Grant will aid use of AI in electronic monitoring for Alaska halibut harvesters

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Demand remains high as Alaska's sockeye salmon harvest hits 48 million fish

Retired commercial fisherman and award-winning fisherpoet Patrick Dixon, a board member of the Olympia Poetry Network, and a past poetry editor of National Fisherman magazine's quarterly North Pacific Focus. His work has been included in several anthologies, including the Washington State Book Award-winning anthologies Take a Stand: Art Against Hate and I Sing the Salmon Home. Photo courtesy of Patrick Dixon.

Fisherpoet Patrick Dixon recounts lessons learned from a life at sea