[1] It is the smallest of the four islands in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, which it became a part of in 1983.
[2] Shortly after it was incorporated into the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve in 1983, its name was changed from "Pebble Island" to "Pee Pee Island".
[3] Pee Pee Island provides a breeding ground for up to 1300 pairs of Atlantic puffin and is part of the largest Atlantic puffin colony in North America.
[3] The island is made up of layers of dark grey sandstone and shale.
[3] It is only 250 metres from the mainland and easily viewed from the village of Saint Micheals and the East Coast Trail.