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Innovation, sustainability and regional development: the Nelson/Marlborough seafood cluster, New Zealand
Author(s) -
Pavlovich Kathryn,
Akoorie Michèle
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
business strategy and the environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.123
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1099-0836
pISSN - 0964-4733
DOI - 10.1002/bse.688
Subject(s) - sustainability , context (archaeology) , exclusive economic zone , fishing , business , productivity , product (mathematics) , fishing industry , business cluster , economic geography , economy , economic growth , fishery , economics , geography , ecology , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , epistemology , mechanism (biology) , biology
Abstract This paper explores how innovation, developed through multi‐sector partnerships within a regional context, has assisted in increasing the sustainability of the New Zealand fishery industry. Qualitative data were collected from a single regional cluster, the Nelson/Marlborough seafood industry, located in the upper South Island – the largest seafood region in New Zealand. This context is unique in that New Zealand controls the world's fourth largest coastal fishing zone, with a 200‐mile exclusive economic fishing zone (EEZ) established in 1978, and has one of the world's most innovative quota management systems. Analysis of the qualitative interview data demonstrated that: (1) collaboration among core firms was primarily at the product and process level, generally to improve the productivity of the firm; (2) opportunities for new sector growth were available from related industry collaboration; and (3) multi‐sector collaborations involving both core firms and social infrastructure contributed more significantly to sustainable strategic outcomes. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.