Integration of fishery business structures into the region's economy: theoretical and practical aspects

Development of global economy is manifested primarily through increasing intensity of the integration process. The scientific background of this issue have been studied and developed by many generations of foreign and Russian scientists. The subject of scientific debate refers to the theories which reflect the real motives of business structures planning integration, and there are still a lot of issues to discuss. It is established that the main reason for the instability of fishery business structures in Primorsky Krai is the disregard of systemic nature of the industy. In order to solve this problem, the article considers the main types and causes of strategic alliances. We suggest possible options for the development of integration processes. A fishery association with a closed cycle "production - processing -realization" and an economic cluster can be considered as the most promising of them. The single production process management system, which was destroyed in the 1990s, could be revived by means of creating integrated technological processes through the entire production path. The cluster is targeting simplification of access to new technologies, risk-sharing, management and sharing of knowledge and fixed capital, as well as staff competence growth through coaching and increasing opportunities for professional experience exchange. Thus, we propose a model of competitive territorial fishery cluster. The given ways of integration development in fishery could become the major tool in the industry growth so that they could deliver benefits through the whole innovation process. Moreover, unification of economic structures via associations could develop coordination within the industry and improve its management, as well as it could give focus and foster competitiveness for the whole economy of Primorsky Krai.