Dr. Moss received his doctoral degree in Zoology from the University of Hawaii in 1993.  From 1993-1994, Dr. Moss worked in eastern Indonesia as a Fulbright Scholar documenting the exploitation of living marine resources in the Arafura Sea. 

He returned to Hawaii in 1994 where he became an Associate Professor in the Marine Sciences Department at Hawaii Pacific University.  From 1997 - 2009, Dr. Moss served as Director of the Shrimp Department at Oceanic Institute (OI) where he conducted research on a variety of topics related to shrimp aquaculture, including selective breeding and environmentally sustainable grow out technologies. 

Currently, Dr. Moss is Vice President of Research and Development at OI, and he serves as Director of the U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Program.