Promyslovka was granted urban-type settlement status in 1958, and the nearby naval village of Tikhookeansky followed suit in 1963.

[citation needed] However, due to its status as a base for the Russian Pacific Fleet, the town was closed, and referred to officially under the code name Shkotovo-17.

However, the islands of Putyatin and Askold, which are a part of the territory administered by the town, are open for visits by tourists.

Their main occupation is catching and processing sea products, breeding mink and spotted deer.

It is rarely visited by tourists because of the absence of regular transport connections with the mainland, and the status of the island which until 1995 had formed part of the Reserve where no economic activity was allowed.