* Fish catch before and after covid curfews was evaluated in gear and reserve management.
* Curfew regulation compliance was higher near the reserve than gear managed sites.
* Catch rates and incomes were variable but displayed greatest increases adjacent the reserve.
* Rates of changes after the curfew mostly followed the longer-term trends in catches.
* Curfew accelerated long-term declines in CPUE in gear-restricted but not reserves fisheries.