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Fish is not categorized as "meet" not even "meat". But as others said: People love getting told what to eat, do, drive, think, vote.

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What kind of definition or distinction do you apply for deciding what is meat?

Because I personally struggle to find a reason for why fish should be an exception, and at least Wikipedia also defines meat as "animal flesh that is eaten as food".

Many cultures draw a clear dietary distinction between between meat, bird, and fish (With 'meat' specifically referring to mammal flesh).

Based on what reasoning? Do they also consider whales as source of meat as they're mammals?

Usually cost and availability. Poultry and (if near water) fish are a fairly regular part of the diet, whereas meat, due to its cost is something for the well-off, or special occasions.

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