Last week, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) said rock lobster quotas would decrease even more this season.
The residents also rioted over systemic service delivery problems, as well as a breakdown in communication between the community and the City of Cape Town.
Zaida Arendse, who lost her job when a fishing factory shut down in 2010, asked why the residents have to riot to be heard.
Earlier this week, numerous Hout Bay fisher representatives joined a delegation at the DAFF offices in Cape Town, but their calls to meet with Minister Senzeni Zokwana were denied, because he was is China at the time.
They then decided to protest to have their requests heard.
Traffic in the area was severely affected, with drivers driving to Mariner’s Wharf parking lot and onto the beach. It’s believed at least one car got stuck in the sand.
Also, residents helped about 150 stranded tourists leave the area and walked them down the beach.
After police tried to disperse the protestors, the residents then called on people not to get violent, saying they don’t want anyone to get hurt.