Contact Information
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences11120 Glacier Highway
UAF Fisheries Division
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 796-2052
Fax: (907) 796-2050
gordon.kruse@uaf.edu
Gordon Kruse Professor
Affiliations
- Scientific and Statistical Committee (former chair) of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council
- Chairman, Fishery Science Committee, PICES (North Pacific Marine Science Organization)
- Chair, Editorial Board, Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin
Courses
Fall 2008
- Marine Ecosystems (MSL F652)
Research Overview
I maintain broad interests in applied fisheries research on marine invertebrates and fishes, including: (1) stock assessment methods, especially size-based approaches for species lacking age structures, (2) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications to marine populations and fisheries management, (3) effects of oceanographic conditions on distribution, growth, reproduction, and recruitment, (4) marine ecosystem dynamics in response to humans (e.g., commercial harvests, trawling effects) and climate, and (5) analysis of alternative fishery management strategies.
Current Research Projects
- Retrospective Analysis of Patterns in Productivity of Fish, Seabirds, and Marine Mammals in the eastern Bering Sea Ecosystem
- Local and Traditional Knowledge of Interactions between Fishermen and Steller Sea Lions in Alaska
- Opportunities for an Alaska Commercial Dogfish Fishery: A Policy Analysis
- Abundance, Life History, and Population Demographics of Spiny Dogfish
- Impacts of Climate Change on Red King Crabs in the Eastern Bering Sea
- Developing Biological Reference Points for Crustacean Fisheries: Reproductive Potential of Bristol Bay Red King Crab and Eastern Bering Sea Snow Crab
- Analysis of the Collapse of the Kodiak Red King Crab
Links
- 21st Wakefield Fisheries Symposium on Assessment and Management of New and Developed Fisheries in Data-Limited Situations
22-25 October 2003, Anchorage, Alaska - Download curriculum vita (72 KB PDF)
- 24th Wakefield Fisheries Symposium on Resiliency of Gadid Stocks to Fishing and Climate Change
October 31–November 3, 2006 - PICES (North Pacific Marine Science Organization)
- Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin
- North Pacific Fishery Management Council
Selected Publications
Zheng, J., and G.H. Kruse. MS. Crab larval advection and recruitment in the eastern Bering Sea. Progress in Oceanography, in preparation.
Gröger, J., N. Rohlf, and G.H. Kruse. MS. Slave to the rhythm: How large-scale climate cycles trigger herring recruitment in the North Sea. Global Change Biology, submitted October 2007.
Stahl, J.P., and G.H. Kruse. MS. Spatial and temporal variability in size of maturity of walleye pollock in the eastern Bering Sea. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, in revision.
Stahl, J.P., and G.H. Kruse. In press. Classification of ovarian stages of walleye pollock. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Resiliency of Gadid Stocks to Fishing and Climate Change. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, in press.
Rice, J., V. Gallucci, and G.H. Kruse. In press. Evaluation of the precision of age estimates for spiny dogfish. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, in press.
Kruse, G.H., A.V. Tyler, B. Sainte-Marie, and D. Pengilly. 2007. A workshop on mechanisms affecting year-class strength formation of snow crabs (Chionoecetes opilio) in the eastern Bering Sea. Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin 13(1), in press.
Tojo, N., G.H. Kruse, and F.C. Funk. 2007. Migration dynamics of pre-spawning Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) and response to spring environmental variability in the Southeastern Bering Sea. Deep Sea Research Part II Vol. 54, in press.
Kruse, G.H. 2007a. Ecosystem structure: crabs and shrimps. Pages 135-145 in R.B. Spies, ed. Long-term ecological change in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Elsevier. Amsterdam.
Kruse, G.H. 2007b. Agents of ecosystem change: species interactions. Pages 187-191 in R.B. Spies, ed. Long-term ecological change in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Elsevier. Amsterdam.
Kruse, G.H. 2007c. Predator control of seals using depth charges. Page 200 in R.B. Spies, ed. Long-term ecological change in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Elsevier. Amsterdam.
Kruse, G.H.2007d. Long-term change: crabs and shrimps . Pages 378-394 in R.B. Spies, ed. Long-term ecological change in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Elsevier. Amsterdam.
Kruse, G.H. 2007e. Match-mismatch hypothesis. Page 386 in R.B. Spies, ed. Long-term ecological change in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Elsevier. Amsterdam.
Kruse, G.H. 2007f. The oscillating control hypothesis. Page 543-547 in R.B. Spies, ed. Long-term ecological change in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Elsevier. Amsterdam.
Kruse, G.H. 2007g. Trophic cascades . Pages 539-542 in R.B. Spies, ed. Long-term ecological change in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Elsevier. Amsterdam.
Kruse, G.H. and A.M. Springer. 2007. Agents of ecosystem change: marine mammal harvest and fishing. Pages 192-219 in R.B. Spies, ed. Long-term ecological change in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Elsevier. Amsterdam.
Spies, R., and G.H. Kruse. 2007. Is the Gulf of Alaska a self-organized critical system? Pages 551-554 In R.B. Spies, ed. Long-term ecological change in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Elsevier. Amsterdam.
Spies, R., T. Cooney, A.M. Springer, T. Weingartner, and G.H. Kruse. 2007. Long-term changes in the GOA: properties and causes. Pages 521-560 In R.B. Spies, ed. Long-term ecological change in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Elsevier. Amsterdam.
Zheng, J., and G.H. Kruse. 2006. Recruitment variation of eastern Bering Sea crabs: climate forcing or top-down effects? Progress in Oceanography 68: 184-204.
Collie, J.S., A.K. DeLong, and G.H. Kruse. 2005. Three-stage catch-survey analysis applied to blue king crabs Pages 683-714 In Kruse, G.H., V.F. Gallucci, D.E. Hay, R.I. Perry, R.M. Peterman, T.C. Shirley, P.D. Spencer, B. Wilson, and D. Woodby (eds.), Fisheries assessment and management in data-limited situations. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Kruse, G.H., J.P. Barnhart, and G.E. Rosenkranz. 2005. Management of the data-limited weathervane scallop fishery in Alaska. Pages 51-68 In Kruse, G.H., V.F. Gallucci, D.E. Hay, R.I. Perry, R.M. Peterman, T.C. Shirley, P.D. Spencer, B. Wilson, and D. Woodby (eds.), Fisheries assessment and management in data-limited situations. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Schumacher, J.D., and G.H. Kruse. 2005. Toward sustainable ecosystem services from the Aleutian Archipelago. Fisheries Oceanography 14(Suppl. 1): 277-291.
Zheng, J., and G.H. Kruse. 2003. Stock-recruitment relationships for three major Alaskan crab stocks. Fisheries Research 65: 103-121.
National Research Council. 2003. Decline of the Steller sea lion in Alaskan waters: untangling food webs and fishing nets. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 204 p.
Zheng, J., and G.H. Kruse. 2002. Retrospective length-based analysis of Bristol Bay red king crabs: model evaluation and management implications. Pages 475-494 in Paul, A.J., E.G. Dawe, R. Elner, G.S. Jamieson, G.H. Kruse, R.S. Otto, B. Sainte-Marie, T.C. Shirley, and D. Woodby (editors). Crabs in cold water regions: biology, management, and economics. University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-02-01, Fairbanks.
Zheng, J., and G.H. Kruse. 2002. Assessment and management of crab stocks under uncertainty of massive die-offs and rapid changes in survey catchability. Pages 367-384 in Paul, A.J., E.G. Dawe, R. Elner, G.S. Jamieson, G.H. Kruse, R.S. Otto, B. Sainte-Marie, T.C. Shirley, and D. Woodby (editors). Crabs in cold water regions: biology, management, and economics. University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-02-01, Fairbanks.
National Research Council. 2002. Effects of trawling and dredging on seafloor habitat. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 126 p.
Rosenkranz, G.E., A.V. Tyler, and G.H. Kruse. 2001. Effects of water temperature and wind on recruitment of Tanner crabs in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Fisheries Oceanography 10: 1-12.
Zheng, J., and G.H. Kruse. MS. Stock-recruitment relationships for Alaskan crab stocks. Fisheries Research, in press.
Zheng, J., G.H. Kruse, and D.R. Ackley. 2001. Spatial distribution and recruitment patterns of snow crabs in the eastern Bering Sea. Pages 233-255 In G.H. Kruse, N. Bez, A. Booth, M.W. Dorn, S. Hills, R.N. Lipcius, D. Pelletier, C. Roy, S.J. Smith, and D. Witherell (editors). Spatial processes and management of marine populations. University of Alaska Sea Grant, Report AK-SG-01-02, Fairbanks.
Rosenkranz, G.E., A.V. Tyler, and G.H. Kruse. 2001. Effects of water temperature and wind on recruitment of Tanner crabs in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Fisheries Oceanography 10: 1-12.
Kruse, G.H., L.C. Byrne, F.C. Funk, S.C. Matulich, and J. Zheng. 2000. Analysis of minimum size limit for the red king crab fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 20: 307-319.
Fu, C., T.J. Quinn, II, and G.H. Kruse. 2000. Analyses of harvest strategies for pandalid shrimp populations. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science 27: 247-260.
Stokesbury, K.D.E., H.M. Feder, A.J. Paul, D. Pengilly, and G.H. Kruse. 2000. A workshop examining potential fishing effects on population dynamics and benthic community structure of scallops with emphasis on the weathervane scallop scallop (Patinopecten caurinus) in Alaskan waters. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries, Special Publication 14, Juneau.
Zheng. J., and G.H. Kruse. 2000. Rebuilding probabilities under alternative rebuilding strategies for eastern Bering Sea Tanner crab. Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin 7: 1-10.
Zhou, S., and G.H. Kruse. 2000. Modifications of cod pots to reduce Tanner crab bycatch. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 20: 897-907.
Zheng. J., and G.H. Kruse. 2000. Recruitment patterns of Alaskan crabs and relationships to decadal shifts in climate and physical oceanography. ICES Journal of Marine Science 57: 438-451.
Zhou, S., and G.H. Kruse. 2000. Capture efficiency and size selectivity of two types of pots for red king crabs in the Bering Sea. Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin 6(2): 94–103.
Kruse, G.H., and J. Zheng. 1999. Are changes in Bering Sea crab and groundfish populations related? Pages 143-148 in Ecosystem approaches for fisheries management. University of Alaska Sea Grant Report 99-01, Fairbanks.
Kruse, G.H. 1998. Salmon run failures in 1997-1998: A link to anomalous ocean conditions? Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin 5(1): 55-63.