Kirk Moore | National Fisherman

Kirk Moore

Associate Edtior

Associate Editor Kirk Moore was a reporter for the Asbury Park Press for over 30 years before joining WorkBoat in 2015. He wrote several award-winning stories on marine, environmental, coastal and military issues that helped drive federal and state government policy changes. He has also been a field editor for WorkBoat’s sister publication, National Fisherman, for almost 25 years. Moore was awarded the Online News Association 2011 Knight Award for Public Service for the “Barnegat Bay Under Stress,” 2010 series that led to the New Jersey state government’s restoration plan. He lives in West Creek, N.J.

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Bay scallops in an eelgrass bed. Virginia Institute of Marine Science/Bob Orth photo.

Chesapeake seagrass beds declined 38 percent in 2019

The NOAA research vessel Henry B. Bigelow. NOAA photo.

NMFS calls a covid-19 cancellation for Northeast research surveys

Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas Santos, a boatswain’s mate with the Coast Guard cutter John McCormick, operates the cutter’s small boat alongside the fishing vessel Tenisha Rose in Sitka Sound, Alaska, during a commercial fishing vessel safety inspection

Coast Guard reports Alaska trend toward more maritime violations

Bert Jongerden, longtime general manager of the Portland Fish Exchange, will retire at the end of 2020. Maine Fishermen's Forum photo.

Portland Fish Exchange manager Bert Jongerden to retire

The Bureau of Offshore Energy Management's supplemental environmental impact statement for the Vineyard Wind project considers a proposal for four nautical-mile-wide vessel transit lanes. BOEM image.

Coast Guard challenged on offshore wind traffic study

NMFS officials planned to resume at-sea observer coverage in Northeast fisheries July 1, after a three-month waiver because of the covid-19 pandemic, but have postponed until at least August. NOAA photo.

NMFS relents on Northeast observers, extends moratorium through July

Dungeness crabs generic CA Dept Fish Wildlife — A California fisherman works Dungeness crab pots. California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo.

California crabbing changes draw fire from both sides

Right whale #3560 with her calf off Georgia in December 2019. Photo courtesy Georgia Department of Natural Resources/CMARI Aerial Survey.

Vessel strikes suspected in first U.S. 2020 right whale death

The Bureau of Offshore Energy Management's supplemental environmental impact statement for the Vineyard Wind project considers a proposal for four nautical-mile-wide vessel transit lanes. BOEM image.

Support for 1-mile offshore wind turbine spacing in BOEM’s first ‘virtual’ public hearing

The wind turbine installation vessel Vole au Vent installs the first wind turbine in U.S. federal lease waters, as part of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, June 20, 2020. Dominion Energy photo.

First offshore wind turbine goes up on federal lease