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Article: Coast charter boats operating, the fish are biting: Mississippi State University study finds that fishing had $8-million annual economic impact on coastal counties.
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- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- November 28, 2005
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Fishing and the Mississippi Gulf Coast have always been a natural combination with charter boats providing that outdoor activity for scores of visitors. Even in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, fishing continues to be an activity for visitors. The latest study by Mississippi State University found that fishing made a yearly economic impact of $8.3 million on the three coastal counties.
According to Tom Becker, president of the Mississippi Charter Boat Captains Association, 90% of his members' boats are ready to go. The boats fared well during the storm although a tree fell on one and a house on another.
"A lot of the boats are on trailers but most of us ...