Kirk Moore

3 weeks ago | workboat.com | Kirk Moore

The U.S. offshore wind industry was rocked less than 100 days into the new Trump administration, with aggressive moves by the White House to shut down Equinor’s Empire Wind project off New York and ongoing political pressure on Trump officials to do even more.

1 month ago | workboat.com | Kirk Moore

When video of the 984' containership Dali slamming into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge burst onto television screens, many mariners and shipping executives had a common first reaction: Was it a cyberattack? The March 26, 2024, allision at 1:28 a.m. was preceded by the ship’s lights flickering and going out twice before the impact, recorded on Vessel Traffic Service cameras. Then came the urgent warnings from pilots and police stopping traffic on the span.

Mar 3, 2025 | savingseafood.org | Kirk Moore

March 3, 2025 — The Maine Sea Grant program was abruptly ended by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, amid sweeping cutbacks to NOAA’s budget. The news came Saturday during the Maine Fishermen’s Forum, an annual industry gathering in Rockland that Maine Sea Grant first helped organize in the 1980s.

Mar 1, 2025 | nationalfisherman.com | Kirk Moore

The Maine Sea Grant program was abruptly ended by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, amid sweeping cutbacks to NOAA’s budget. The news came Saturday during the Maine Fishermen’s Forum, an annual industry gathering in Rockland that Maine Sea Grant first helped organize in the 1980s.

Feb 4, 2025 | workboat.com | Kirk Moore

South Atlantic right whales can have natural lifespans exceeding 100 years, but human-caused mortality has deeply driven down median life expectancy among their North Atlantic cousins to just an average 22 years, according to recent research. North Atlantic right whales are highly endangered, with a population estimated at 372 animals in October 2024, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.