Under sponsorship Ministry of Youth and Sports The Ministry of Environment, the Fisheries Authority, the Environmental Affairs Agency, and the Red Sea Governorate organized the Egyptian Cup for Sport Fishing for the 2024/2025 sports season from 16 to 19 October, and it is the first A tournament held in the fishing system It is fully launched and qualifies for the IGFA International Championship, which will be held in February 2025 in El Gouna.
Fishing methods include dragging and jigging, and 15 teams from various parts of the Republic are participating in the tournament, represented by 60 players competing for… title, The tournament will be held over a period of 4 days. The participating teams arrived and a technical meeting was held, to disseminate the tournament’s instructions and respond to all fishermen’s inquiries.
The tournament competitions will begin on October 17, when boats and launches will begin moving from Marina Ab Dos at eight in the morning, and the fishing and overnighting process will continue at sea until returning on October 19.
The tournament prizes include the best team award for the first three places with the highest number of points, in addition to the top angler award for the first three places.
The number of points is calculated by means of fish that are caught and released without being measured directly, and include swordfish, sailfish, horsefish, drake, and barracuda, and fish that are caught and released after being measured, which include African crucian carp, perch, bluefin perch, and perch. Inch fish, yellowfin tuna, and toothed tuna.
Engineer Mohamed Kadah, President of the Egyptian Sport Fishing Federation, stressed the importance of the tournament, which contributes greatly to stimulating marine tourism and encouraging the preservation of fish wealth, especially since it is being held with a complete catch-and-release system for the first time, in addition to consolidating the ethical fishing rules of the International Organization IGFA.
He also confirmed that the tournament includes fish numbering (tagging), which is happening for the first time in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment to preserve biological diversity, track fish, and conduct research to find out the actual numbers of fish in the Red Sea. The Federation, in cooperation with Ethical Anglers, imported and provided tools for fish numbering, and explained how to use them. For fishermen.
Mohamed Amer, CEO of the City of El Gouna, expressed his happiness at the city hosting the first sports fishing tournament in accordance with the latest “fishing” rules, as part of El Gouna’s preparations to host the 2025 World Cup of Fishing. Amer wished success to all participating teams and benefiting from the experiences gained from participating in the events. Sweeteners.
He added, “We were keen to develop El Gouna as an integrated city, exploiting all human and natural resources to be a center for various international events, which contributes to supporting and developing sports tourism. In addition to the continuous renewal and development of the city with the aim of attracting various categories of tourists. We wish success to all participants, especially the Egyptian teams, and we are happy with the volume of participation from the teams.” International.”
Ahmed Mitkis, tournament director, praised the role of the city of El Gouna in hosting local and international fishing tournaments. He also stressed the importance of the joint protocol that was signed with the Ministry of Environment, the Egyptian Federation of Fishing Sports, and Ethical Anglers, which contributed to the use of the fish numbering system for the first time and the establishment of the first tournament with a catch-and-release system. He thanked the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Environment, the Fisheries Resources Authority, the Environmental Affairs Agency, and the Red Sea Governorate.