When Fridays Move Markets: Lent, Seafood Surges, and What It Means for Fish
- The Fly Box LLC
- 23 hours ago
- 4 min read
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Every year, without much fanfare outside church walls, the American seafood market gets a predictable jolt.
During Lent the roughly 40-day Christian season leading up to Easter Catholics abstain from meat on Fridays, and many others follow the tradition culturally whether or not they observe the fast strictly. The result is simple: Friday becomes fish day.
