The Fishery Foundation of California (Foundation) is a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to improve fishery resources in the State of California. The foundation is also classified as a public charity under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b) (1) (A)(vi) of the internal revenue code. Over the past decade the goal has been to help improve fishery resources including salmon, steelhead, striped bass, and other fisheries of California including those of coastal waters, the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary and Central Valley and Sierra Rivers. The Foundation has been a partner to the California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Bureau of Reclamation, and CALFED in improving fish populations through improved fish passages at barriers to migration, improved habitat, and increased survival of fish salvaged at water intake screens or stocked from hatcheries.