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National Fishermen Producers' Co-operative Society Ltd.

Belize Established 1966

NATFISH Belizean fisher-owned cooperative

From Belize's waters to the world.

A cooperative owned by the fishers who make it up, connecting fishing communities, quality seafood and markets at home and abroad.

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Fishers hauling lobster traps at sunrise
A morning conch harvest aboard a skiff
A skiff on the Belize City waterfront
  • Established 1966
  • Belizean Fishers' Cooperative
  • Belize City
About NATFISH

A cooperative owned by Belizean fishers

Founded in 1966, National Fishermen Producers' Co-operative Society Ltd. is a Belizean fisher-owned cooperative. Its members form the foundation of the organization and elect the managing committee that oversees the Society.

About NATFISH
A fisher seated in a skiff on turquoise water with a morning harvest of queen conch aboard.
Seafood & Services

Seafood from Belizean waters

Lobster and conch are longstanding products associated with the cooperative's fishing, processing and market activity. Availability is confirmed directly with NATFISH.

Three Caribbean spiny lobsters presented whole on crushed ice.

Lobster

Caribbean spiny lobster, a longstanding cooperative product.

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Close-up of cleaned conch meat laid out on a stainless steel table during handling.

Conch

Queen conch, handled and prepared for market.

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A spread of Belizean seafood including spiny lobster, queen conch, snapper and reef fish on ice by the sea.

Other products

Availability upon enquiry. The team confirms what is available.

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Three Caribbean spiny lobsters presented whole on crushed ice.

Seafood Seasons

Know the Season. Protect the Future.

Belize closes its lobster and conch fisheries every year so stocks can breed. Those closed seasons are what keep the fishery, and the livelihoods built on it, working season after season.

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A worker at a dockside table entering catch information on a tablet beside tagged fish and lobster.
Responsible Fisheries

Careful handling and good information

NATFISH has participated in electronic catch-documentation and traceability initiatives, and in Belize's spiny lobster Fishery Improvement Project alongside sector partners.

Responsible Fisheries
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A spread of Belizean seafood including spiny lobster, queen conch, snapper and reef fish on ice by the sea.

Trade & Markets 2026

Belizean seafood featured in 2026 trade promotion

Current trade-promotion material from BELTRAIDE features seafood from National Fishermen, keeping Belizean product visible to international trade audiences.

Source: BELTRAIDE public trade-promotion content

A fishing skiff heading up the waterway past moored boats and the Belize City waterfront.

Sector Activity 2026

National Fishermen active across the 2026 fisheries sector

Public fisheries-sector activity in 2026 continues to reference National Fishermen as an active cooperative within Belize's fishing community.

Source: Belize Fisheries Department public updates

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Two fishers working with lobster traps aboard a small open skiff on calm Caribbean water at sunrise. Workers in hairnets, masks and gloves grading shrimp, fish and lobster in a clean processing room. A lined export box packed with snapper, fillets, scallops and spiny lobster on ice at a dock. A fishing skiff heading up the waterway past moored boats and the Belize City waterfront.
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Looking to source Belizean seafood?

Tell NATFISH what you need and the team will review your enquiry and come back to you on availability and next steps.

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