The geographical and geological conditions of the area around the Great and Little Basses reef resulted in many unknown sailors going down with their ships and belongings in these blue waters. Hence there are many identified archeologically important old ship wreck sites around the Basses site and there also exists many unknown sites waiting to be discovered.

Therefore as a Maritime Law Enforcement Agency, the SLCG plays a major role to protect these archeologically important wreck sites from treasure hunters and fishermen using destructive fishing methods.