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Carmel River Steelhead Association Since its founding in 1974 the CRSA has accomplished much to benefit the native steelhead of the Carmel River The mission of the Carmel River Steelhead Association CRSA is the restoration and conservation of the federally threatened steelhead fishery on the Carmel River and its watershed. The primary goal is to return the Carmel River watershed to as natural a state as possible so that it will maintain an annual run of adult steelhead in excess of 2000 fish. One extremely important annual project is the rescue of fingerlings in the lower river and tributaries as water dries up in the summer. Since the organizations formation CRSA members have volunteered an average of 500 hours per year and rescued approximately 10000 young steelhead per year.