Fishermen fight government red tape to preserve their way of life

Fisherman in New England and the Mid-Atlantic states are worried about their way of life in the region.
“Unfortunately, the industry older than America itself is being caught up and killed by government regulation,” an  Americans for Prosperity (AFP) news release said. “(Since 2010, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has required a federal observer on board fishing vessels in order to ensure that federal regulations are not violated and quotas are not exceeded."
AFP is not happy with these regulations because it hinders fishermen in this area and requires paying for personnel.  
Backed by NOAA, this new program with regulations has been funded through March 2016. Because of this, the funding is now about to run out which proposes the question of who will take on this monetary task of payment.
These regulations cost about $18,000 per year, or $710 per trip, which affects individual fishermen more than large commercial operations.
“According to a government study, these costs will put 60 percent of the New England fishing industry out of business.” API concluded the release by saying these regulations have not supported by them in any way and they hope these can be “put out to sea."