Tuna companies look forward to working with our partners in the seafood community to educate the public about the value of our foods to every person's healthy diet. The Tuna Council will focus its energies on issues specific to tuna and be funded through a special assessment of the participating companies. The combined organization will strengthen the seafood community's ability to educate Americans about the health benefits of seafood. The proteins, vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids packed...

While the Democrat-led House of Representatives passed a $124 billion troop funding measure Friday, that provides military spending for Iraq and Afghanistan this year, lawmakers also had strings attached which calls for the withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraq by September of 2008. While the Democrat-led House of Representatives passed a $124 billion troop funding measure Friday, that provides military spending for Iraq and Afghanistan this year, lawmakers also had strings attached...

He is the best-selling comedy-recording artist in history, star of the popular Blue Collar Comedy tours, television series and movies, a multiple Grammy award nominee, host of a weekly country music radio show airing in 220 markets nationwide and a best-selling author. In his new volunteer position, Foxworthy will spend the coming months communicating the message that hunting and fishing are vital conservation tools, important economic engines and, most of all, just plain fun....

Washington and Oregon officials, plus representatives of sport and commercial fishing groups, met Tuesday to refine Columbia River fishing plans for this fall. Shifting fishing upstream of the Lewis River targets on the healthy upper Columbia fall chinook and lessens the catch of wild fish destined for the lower Columbia tributaries. Federal fisheries officials say the rebuilding of those stocks is not progressing quickly enough and ordered harvest reductions. To help compensate for the...

For before young Gus made his surreptitious visits to Solvay's best trout stream and even before his father received the rod as a gift, its cork grip fit neatly in the right palm of Ray Bergman. The 71/2-foot rod was a valuable, beautifully appointed Dickerson, but it was the hands that once flexed the delicate cane wand over north woods lakes and Catskill rivers which made it truly special. Most of today's 30-something anglers, who were weaned on Saturday-morning fishing shows and quickie...