<p>The practice of transforming fish skins into leather has been in existence and documented; however, recently gained momentum by using fish skin waste. The demand for aquatic foods is on the rise and is expected to grow more. This growth is directly linked to the increasing fish waste across the globe. Notably, fish skins, comprising 3–10% of fish body weight, are often discarded and contribute to this fish waste. ICAR-CIFE has developed a Novel Fish Skin Leather using discarded fish skin waste of snakehead. This leather was tested and met quality standards set by the Bureau of Indian Standards for leather products, including watch straps and bookbinders. The objective of this study was to evaluate consumer perceptions of this leather among various stakeholder groups, which included leather professionals, textile designers, leather crafts persons, leather consumers, and fisheries professionals. Adopting the standard protocols, the sensory evaluation was assessed for visual, olfactory, auditory, and tactile attributes. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was performed to determine whether there were statistically significant differences in means among the groups. All sensory attributes had an overall score of 0.89 ± 0.10, which is a very high acceptance score. The tactile attributes had a very high acceptance score (0.92 ± 0.10), followed by olfactory (0.89 ± 0.08), visual (0.87 ± 0.14), and auditory (0.86 ± 0.10) attributes. ANOVA revealed no significant difference existed between the consumer groups (<i>p</i> &gt; 0.05). The leather developed from discarded fish skins holds significant promise as a sustainable alternative in the leather and textile industries. The positive consumer perceptions underscore its potential to contribute to the circular economy, achieve sustainable development goals, and reduce fish waste. Collaboration between the fisheries sector and fashion design industries can further promote the adoption of this leather.</p>