[2] Commercial fishing is the number one source of income for the community and area, the Matheson Island Marketing Co-Op works with approximately 110 local fishers.

It appears that eventually the snakes were killed off by the residents of Matheson Island.

Daniel Matheson's grandfather arrived in Churchill, Manitoba in 1813, before traveling the next 700 miles to the Red River Settlement by canoe.

[6] In the decade following their formation in 1990, the MIHA helped build a main harbour with a Breakwater and modern floating docks, which improved the accessibility and usability of the harbour.

[6] The modernized new harbour now serves the local community, several hundred local fishermen, recreational boaters and yachters, as well as large fish transport vessels.