The Foundation is a Charitable Trust set up by the River Tweed Commissioners to promote the development of salmon and trout stocks in the Tweed River System.

The Foundation aims to acquire the objective scientific data that is essential in taking sound and effective management decisions, protecting and enhancing Tweed's valuable fish stocks by maximising the river's natural productivity. The Foundation operates a comprehensive monitoring and research programme for the whole river system - including electric fishing surveys of juvenile stocks, habitat surveys of the spawning and nursery streams, scale reading, radio tracking of salmon, fish counters and angling exploitation studies. An ambitious programme of habitat enhancement work ensures that spawning fish have access to as much of the river system as possible and that the best possible environmental conditions exist in the spawning and nursery streams. The Foundation works very closely with a wide range of individuals and organisations in delivering its programmes, including landowners, fishery owners, angling associations, conservation, forestry and many other interest groups represented within the Tweed Forum. The Foundation is funded by private donations, public grants and membership. For details of membership and other aspects of the Foundation's work see the contact address below.