PRIORITIES OF INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FISHING COMPLEX OF THE LENINGRAD REGION AND PROBLEMS OF THEIR IMPLEMENTATION
In recent years, state policy has begun to pay special attention to the innovative development of the country's economy in general and individual agribusiness in particular. The pace of innovative development of some sectors of the agro-industrial complex is currently insufficient, a significant part of the equipment used in the agro-industrial complex industries differs from advanced models, which also explains the low efficiency of using production resources. The country's long-term development strategy provides for the formation of an innovative system that would allow the most strategically important industries to take the leading position in the world market, ensuring their competitiveness. Based on the fact that the active introduction of innovations will strengthen the competitive advantages of domestic producers of the agro-industrial complex, their economic potential will also be strengthened. The article considers some aspects of the economic potential of the fishing complex of the Leningrad Region, presents the main priorities of innovative development and identifies problems that impede the sustainable innovative development of the complex. The LO fisheries complex as an integral element in the structure of the agro-industrial complex of the region includes a set of enterprises that carry out homogeneous activities related to fishing, fish farming and fish processing. The development of the LO fisheries complex contributes not only to the economic development of the subject of the Federation under consideration, but also to the entire North-Western Federal District.