It is one of the world's most important seabird breeding sites, and the centre of Western Australia's largest single-species fishery, the western rock lobster fishery. It has a small seasonal population of fishermen, and a limited number of tourists are permitted for day trips, but most of the land area is off-limits as a conservation habitat. It is the site of numerous shipwrecks, the most famous being two Dutch ships: , which was wrecked in 1629 (followed by massacre of over 100 survivors by mutineers), and , wrecked in 1727.
it is one of the world's most important seabird breeding sites and the centre of western australia's largest single-species fishery the western rock lobster fishery it has a small seasonal population of fishermen and a limited number of tourists are permitted for day trips but most of the land area is off-limits as a conservation habitat it is the site of numerous shipwrecks the most famous being two dutch ships  which was wrecked in 1629 (followed by massacre of over 100 survivors by mutineers) and  wrecked in 1727