Margaret Bauman

2 days ago | thecordovatimes.com | Margaret Bauman

A new technical and scientific report released on April 21 highlights the ecological and cultural significance of the Western Arctic – including 23-million acres that conservationists contend faces a threat of repeal of protections assured by Congress in 1976.

3 days ago | thecordovatimes.com | Margaret Bauman

Cordova residents marked the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War on April 19, joining thousands of Americans nationwide with the message “No kings! Not then …not now!” The only kings wanted in Cordova are king salmon, said participants in the rally, organized by the Cordova ProAction Network in response to President Donald Trump’s actions impacting numerous federal programs.

6 days ago | thecordovatimes.com | Margaret Bauman

Inclusion of state managed Dungeness crab fisheries in an effort to reduce whale entanglements are being postponed indefinitely, due to funding cuts by President Donal Trump to NOAA.  NOAA officials overseeing the scope of the upcoming West Coast Take Reduction Team said on April 16 that NOAA will proceed with convening the team to address the federal sablefish pot fishery in compliance with court orders – including establishing a team specific to this fishery by Oct. 31.

1 week ago | thecordovatimes.com | Margaret Bauman

Researchers at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center – mandated to produce information critical for sustainable management of federal fisheries in Alaska – will be doing more with less in 2025 to produce the data needed by federal fisheries managers.  “A loss of staff and uncertainties about the budget have not changed the importance of our mission,” said Bob Foy, science and research director of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Juneau, in his April 16 ComFish Alaska presentation.

1 week ago | thecordovatimes.com | Margaret Bauman

A new report from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says mariners transiting near Barry Arm should remain vigilant for alerts of landslides into the waters of Prince William Sound. While the Barry Arm landslide currently shows no signs of large-scale active deformation, smaller-scale instabilities on the surface of the landslide still pose a threat of localized tsunami generation in Barry Arm, said a report issued on April 4 by DNR’s Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey.