170,000 Japanese scallops released into Kozmino Bay by oil port ecologists in 2014
In 2014, ecologists of Spetsmornefteport Kozmino LLC have released 170,000 Japanese scallops into the bay. According to the press center of the company, hydrobionts had been cultivated under the environmental monitoring programme.
Specialized Oil Loading Sea Port Kozmino is the terminus of the ESPO Oil Pipeline (Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean) in Nakhodka, Primorsk territory. It is intended for transshipment of oil delivered by trunk pipeline ESPO-II and by Far East railway to sea-going tankers. The capacity of the terminal’s first stage was 15 million tonnes of crude oil (ESPO brand) a year. With the launch of the second stage (December 25, 2012) the capacity was expanded to 30 mln t. In February 2013, port Kozmino shipped the 50 millionth tonne of oil (from the moment it was commissioned in late 2009). In 2013, oil export via Kozmino terminal reached 21.3 mln t (+31.2 %, year-on-year).