The Nile Perch fish is harvested for food. The skin is a by-product and would have ended up in a landfill. The fish were swimming in Lake Victoria in Africa, pre-tanned and then shipped to northern Iceland to finish the tanning process at Nordic Fish Leather. Sadly, this Icelandic factory is no longer tanning this type of fish, so you’re getting a true one-of-a-kind choker!