...was proposed by Alaska U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, who called fishermen ``farmers of the sea.'' Rules for the salmon insurance program have yet to be worked out by the federal Department of Agriculture. But under Stevens' provision, fishermen...

...farm-raised and foreign salmon in supermarkets. Stevens said he has also initiated a new pilot program to provide salmon insurance, similar to the federal crop insurance program, and a measure to add seafood to the agricultural marketing service...

...was proposed by Alaska U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, who called fishermen ``farmers of the sea.'' Rules for the salmon insurance program have yet to be worked out by the federal Department of Agriculture. But under Stevens' provision, fishermen...

...president of EchoStar. More information is available at www.dishnetwork.com, or 800-333-3474. Stevens pursues salmon insurance Under Stevens' amendment to a bill now in a House-Senate conference committee, the secretary of agriculture would...