Article: Charter boat fishing business coming back.

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Charter boat fishing has a long tradition on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and is a big part of the area's tourism offerings. Currently, the industry is facing numerous challenges but the hardy lot who captain these boats say the business will rebound.

Mike Moore, who owns two charter fishing boats and works as a destination sales manager for the Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, sees a post-Katrina trend of boat captains having full-time jobs in addition to running their boats. He also recently purchased the popular tourist attraction, the Biloxi Shrimping Tour.

"It wasn't like that before Katrina," he said. "Most of the captains are ...

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