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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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Sitka, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Oceana appeals court ruling over Gulf of Alaska environment

Fall-run Chinook salmon migrate to California's Central Valley rivers to spawn. Photo by Miles Daniels

California Chinook salmon are study of survival in changing climate

Members of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council listen to testimony during their December meeting in Anchorage. Photo by Margaret Bauman

NPFMC sets 2026-27 groundfish TACs for Alaska waters

Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NOAA awards over $26.4 M for marine debris removal

Photo courtesy of Earth Justice

Contamination safeguards of transboundary mining questioned

Cod fishing in the Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine Research Institute photo.

NOAA reopens comment period on ‘restoring nation’s seafood competitiveness’

The Hannah, Northline Seafoods' 110-foot freezer barge, at work in Bristol Bay in the summer of 2025. Photo by Chris Miller

Passion for Bristol Bay salmon fishery runs deep with Northline Seafoods

Alaska's commercial fishing industry has seen its workforce shrink for five straight years, according to state labor officials. Shutterstock photo.

Alaska seafood harvesting jobs down for fifth straight year

2025 National Fisherman Highliner, Erik Velsko. Photo courtesy of Kaia Fisheries

National Fisherman Highliner: Erik Velsko

2025 Highliner Bob Alverson. Photo courtesy of the Alverson family

Hard work, persistence paid off for FVOA's Bob Alverson