As of Friday, Craig Watson, Sysco vice president of sustainability, was still open to the idea of selling Alaska salmon after the fishery loses its Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification in October.

“There shouldn’t be any reason why

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we shouldn’t continue to work with that industry,” Watson told IntraFish. As a company leader on sustainability, he will be involved in discussions on whether to continue sourcing salmon from Alaska.

Retailers vary widely in their approach to the Alaska salmon pullout of the MSC.