I don’t know if this rule applies in international waters, but in New Hampshire there is a rule that...
If operating a power-driven vessel, you must give way to a vessel engaged in commercial fishing.
It’s a Federal Law... see your local CG guy. The CG is above state laws as it is a federal agency. Any state law which conflicts is a court challenge waiting to happen.
Yes that’s right - a commercial fishing vessel when fishing is the burdened vessel as long as it is not fishing in a shipping lane. This is not a NH law, it is a Federal law.