The International Sport Fishing Confederation (, CIPS) was founded in 1952 is the
international sport federation representing a number of international federations concerned with
angling
Angling (from Old English ''angol'', meaning "hook") is a fishing technique that uses a fish hook attached to a fishing line to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually manipulated with a fishing rod, although rodless te ...
sports that are carried out in
fresh or
seawater
Seawater, or sea water, is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% (35 g/L, 35 ppt, 600 mM). This means that every kilogram (roughly one liter by volume) of seawater has approximat ...
environments,
fly fishing
Fly fishing is an angling technique that uses an ultra-lightweight lure called an artificial fly, which typically mimics small invertebrates such as flying and aquatic insects to attract and catch fish. Because the mass of the fly lure is in ...
and with
casting sport.
Organisation
CIPS was founded in
Rome
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,
Italy
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on 22 February 1952.
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The CIPS is a confederation of the following international federations:]International Casting Sport Federation
In fishing, casting is the act of the actively throwing a fishing tackle or fishing rig, rig into the water in order to deploy it. In recreational fishing, the term most commonly describes an angling, angler launching a fishing bait, baited f ...
).
CIPS via its constituent international federations is reported as representing 115 National Federations who in turn represent a total of 50 million individual members. CIPS headquarters are located in Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
, Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
where its day-to-day operations are conducted.[ World and continental championships are directly organised by its international federations.
]
Events
* World Fly Fishing Championships
*World Freshwater Angling Championships
The World Freshwater Angling Championships is a freshwater angling Fishing tournament, competition. Participating countries fish in teams of five with titles awarded to the team with the fewest points, the competition area is split into sections an ...
Members
Source:
67 nation in 2024.
Kindred organisations
CIPS is the predecessor of Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) in respect to spearfishing
Spearfishing is fishing using handheld elongated, sharp-pointed tools such as a spear, gig, or harpoon, to impale the fish in the body. It was one of the earliest fishing techniques used by mankind, and has been deployed in artisanal fishi ...
. CMAS was founded in 1959 by national federations which at the time were members of the ''Comité des Sports Sous-Marins'' (Underwater Sports Committee) of CIPS.
Recognition
CIPS is a member of SportAccord
SportAccord is a global sports event organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, that is governed by stakeholders representing the Olympic and non-Olympic International Federations and has currently taken on some of the activities of the dissolve ...
. It is also one of the international sports federations that has agreed to comply with the World Anti-Doping Code which is overseen by the World Anti-Doping Agency
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; , AMA) is an international organization co-founded by the governments of over 140 nations along with the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against d ...
.
Controversies
In 2023, the CIPS enacted a ban on trans women from competing in the women's competition category, citing a perceived physical advantage at fishing. This decision was lambasted by some as 'absolutely discriminatory', while gender critical advocates hailed it as a victory for future generations.
References
External links
*
International Fresh Water Sport Fishing Federation website
International Federation of Sport Fly Fishing website
International Federation of Sport Fishing - Sea websiteInternational Casting Sport Federation website
*https://www.fips-ed.com/about-us/
*https://igfa.org/
International sports organizations
Recreational fishing organizations
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