[2] Immediately southwest and associated with the island is the Flora Bank, a unique geomorphic feature supporting a critical fish habitat.

[3] Petronas made a proposal for a liquefied natural gas export facility on this island in 2013.

In September 2015, members of Lax Kw'alaams Nation began occupation of a camp on the island in opposition to the facility.

[4] In April 2016, the Prince Rupert Port Authority ordered a stop to construction of the camp.

[7] The proposal had previously been opposed by unanimous vote but then supported[8] by John Helin the mayor of the Lax Kw'alaams First Nation while still finding opposition among its hereditary chiefs, and is supported by Premier of British Columbia Christy Clark.