DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERY CLUSTERS in countries on the Pacific Rim
In the article, the experience of world cluster development in fishing industry was investigated. Authors research features of fishery clusters’ formation in the countries of the Pacific Rim. Special attention was given to issues relating to the organization of cluster policy in the fishery industry. As a result of the analysis, specific characteristics of each investigated state were revealed. It was noted that the experience of each country is unique. In turn, the processes of formation and functioning of clusters are strictly dependent on the existing competitive advantages of the state, as well as the degree of development of its cluster environment. At the same time, in most cases, the state government has undertaken cluster initiatives for the formation of fishing industry complexes. Funding of research and development, encouraging the development of professional fisheries associations, government support for investments in the construction of necessary infrastructure, provision of benefits and subsidies to cluster participants, optimization of tax policy, as well as an organization of state projects, are effective tools for the development of fishery clusters. The revealed cluster developments acquire special importance and urgency when introducing the cluster form of interaction of economic entities in the fishing industry in the Russian Federation.