Wrecks of ships have occurred within the vicinity of the cape.[3] The cape is in an area where crayfishing has been practised, and also where it has been restricted.[4]
^Marchant, Leslie R. (Leslie Ronald); Marchant, Francis C. R (2004), Heritage trail guide to French Napoleonic period names along the South West Coast of Australia from Point Peron to Cape Leeuwin, R.I.C. Publications, ISBN978-1-74126-094-6