While the recreational fishery of SVI sat idle, the gillnets on the Fraser River worked overtime. DFO’s Conservation & Protection staff were kept very busy as these stats from DFO prove:
Violations, by action, FY 2020/2021 to Dec 10, 2020:
| BC Interior & Yukon | Lower Fraser | South Coast | Grand Total | |
| Charges Laid | 4 | 52 | 38 | 94 |
| Charges Not Approved | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Charges Pending/Under Review | 9 | 212 | 120 | 341 |
| Diverted (Alternative Measures) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fishery Officer’s Direction (AIS) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Inspector’s Direction (Habitat) | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Native Protocol | 24 | 15 | 33 | 72 |
| Seizure(s) – Persons unknown | 8 | 192 | 52 | 252 |
| Ticket Issued | 48 | 873 | 351 | 1272 |
| Warning Issued | 78 | 296 | 407 | 781 |
| Grand Total | 171 | 1643 | 1009 | 2823 |