Identity & Authority: SeaChoice – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

SeaChoice

(https://seachoice.org) 📸 Data Snapshot: June 19, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
10 Impact Weight: 15 / 100
67% Reputation

A minor authority gap exists as the ‘Meet the Team’ heading lacks corresponding Person schema or sameAs links in the provided structured data. While the site references experts, the digital footprint for these individuals is not technically bridged via schema.org markup, though their work is heavily documented through dated reports.

There is no disconnect between marketing tone and demonstrated work. Claims of ‘bringing clarity’ are backed by actual data points on antimicrobial resistance and forced labour investigations. The tone is forensic and investigative rather than aspirational.

Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.

🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
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        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/",
            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/",
            "name": "Home - SeaChoice",
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                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#website"
            },
            "about": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#organization"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#primaryimage"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#primaryimage"
            },
            "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Seafood-Labelling-Report-Online-pdf.jpg",
            "datePublished": "2017-09-19T03:42:19+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2026-02-23T20:28:31+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-CA",
            "potentialAction": [
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                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
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                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "inLanguage": "en-CA",
            "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#primaryimage",
            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Seafood-Labelling-Report-Online-pdf.jpg",
            "contentUrl": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Seafood-Labelling-Report-Online-pdf.jpg",
            "width": 762,
            "height": 565,
            "caption": "SeaChoice - Sustainable Seafood in Canada"
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#breadcrumb",
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                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
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            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/",
            "name": "SeaChoice",
            "description": "Leading the sea change for seafood sustainability in Canada",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#organization"
            },
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                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
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                    },
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                    }
                }
            ],
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        },
        {
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            "name": "SeaChoice",
            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-CA",
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SC-logo-72dpi-RGB-colour.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SC-logo-72dpi-RGB-colour.png",
                "width": 170,
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            },
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            }
        }
    ]
}
/news/
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        {
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                "CollectionPage"
            ],
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            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/news/",
            "name": "NEWS - SeaChoice",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#website"
            },
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            "dateModified": "2025-12-11T20:12:45+00:00",
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                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/news/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-CA"
        },
        {
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                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://www.seachoice.org/"
                },
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                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "NEWS"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
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            "name": "SeaChoice",
            "description": "Leading the sea change for seafood sustainability in Canada",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#organization"
            },
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                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
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                    },
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                        "valueName": "search_term_string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-CA"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#organization",
            "name": "SeaChoice",
            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/",
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                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-CA",
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SC-logo-72dpi-RGB-colour.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SC-logo-72dpi-RGB-colour.png",
                "width": 170,
                "height": 101,
                "caption": "SeaChoice"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#/schema/logo/image/"
            }
        }
    ]
}
/category/reports/
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    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/category/reports/",
            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/category/reports/",
            "name": "Reports Archives - SeaChoice",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#website"
            },
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            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/category/reports/#primaryimage"
            },
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            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/category/reports/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-CA"
        },
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            "inLanguage": "en-CA",
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            "contentUrl": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Cargo-ship-photo-by-Dirk-Dallas.jpg",
            "width": 640,
            "height": 640,
            "caption": "Photo by Dirk Dallas https://bit.ly/34gw8rQ"
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
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                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://www.seachoice.org/"
                },
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                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Reports"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#website",
            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/",
            "name": "SeaChoice",
            "description": "Leading the sea change for seafood sustainability in Canada",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#organization"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
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                    },
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                    }
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-CA"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#organization",
            "name": "SeaChoice",
            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-CA",
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SC-logo-72dpi-RGB-colour.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SC-logo-72dpi-RGB-colour.png",
                "width": 170,
                "height": 101,
                "caption": "SeaChoice"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#/schema/logo/image/"
            }
        }
    ]
}
/contact/
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        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/contact/",
            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/contact/",
            "name": "Contact - SeaChoice",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#website"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/contact/#primaryimage"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/contact/#primaryimage"
            },
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            "dateModified": "2025-12-11T20:11:59+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/contact/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-CA",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
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                    "target": [
                        "https://www.seachoice.org/contact/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "inLanguage": "en-CA",
            "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/contact/#primaryimage",
            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SC-underwater-@3x.jpg",
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        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/contact/#breadcrumb",
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                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://www.seachoice.org/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Contact"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#website",
            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/",
            "name": "SeaChoice",
            "description": "Leading the sea change for seafood sustainability in Canada",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#organization"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://www.seachoice.org/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": {
                        "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                        "valueRequired": true,
                        "valueName": "search_term_string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-CA"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#organization",
            "name": "SeaChoice",
            "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-CA",
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SC-logo-72dpi-RGB-colour.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://www.seachoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SC-logo-72dpi-RGB-colour.png",
                "width": 170,
                "height": 101,
                "caption": "SeaChoice"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.seachoice.org/#/schema/logo/image/"
            }
        }
    ]
}
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
12Review mentions (all pages)
4External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 3 1
/news/ 3 1
/category/reports/ 3 1
/contact/ 3 1