Individual Profiles

Quick reference

Stable URL pattern: /individuals/{id}. Reachable from list, encounter cards, comments, deep-links
Page is single scrolling column: header, profile mgmt (admin), health (admin), sighting history, Relationships, Co-occurrence, External sightings, Profile image mgmt
Relationships section (catalog) is researcher-curated — only shows what's drawn in the Catalog Builder
Co-occurrence section is data-driven — derived from encounter records regardless of catalog status. Complementary, not redundant
Buckets: Mother (mother-of source), Father, Siblings, Mate, Offspring (target of mother/father-of), Associations, Often seen with
Bucket headings respect per-population label customisation (Relationship Labels admin page)
Hidden gracefully when no catalog graph exists or no relationships are recorded — no error, just absent section
Profile image management lets you set the active crop per side+category combo (dorsal fin, fluke, eye patch, etc.)
Edit identifier/nickname/dates/notes and manage profile images: Administrator or Professional only

What you’ll learn

What appears on an individual’s profile page and where each section comes from
How catalog-driven Relationships differ from Co-occurrence
How to manage profile images and pick which crop represents the animal
Which actions are gated to which roles

Opening a profile

Every individual has a stable profile URL: /individuals/{id}. Reach it from:

The Individuals page list
A click on any animal name or identifier in encounters, comments, or the catalog
A direct deep-link from notifications and emails

The page loads the animal’s display details, sighting record, relationships, and (for users with the right permissions) management controls.

Page layout

The profile page is a single scrollable column with several stacked sections. Some sections only render when there’s relevant data.

Profile header

Identifier, nickname, sex, dates of birth/death, and the population the animal belongs to. If a profile image is set, it renders here.

Profile management (admin / professional only)

Edit identifier, nickname, alternate IDs, sex, birth/death dates, and notes. Changes are audited.

Health concerns (admin / professional only)

Add or update health observations recorded against this individual.

Sighting history

A by-encounter list of every recorded sighting of this animal, with date, location, and a link to the encounter. The yearly breakdown drives the year selector used by the Co-occurrence section below.

Relationships (catalog-driven)

A bucketed view of every relationship the Catalog Builder records for this animal:

Bucket	Source
Mother	The animal at the source end of an incoming `mother-of` edge.
Father	Source of an incoming `father-of` edge.
Siblings	Either endpoint of a `sibling-of` edge involving this animal (undirected).
Mate	Either endpoint of a `mate-of` edge (undirected).
Offspring	The target of an outgoing `mother-of` or `father-of` edge — derived from the directed kin types, no separate “child-of” type required.
Associations	`association` soft-edge partners.
Often seen with	`often-seen-with` soft-edge partners.

Each row shows the related animal’s identifier, nickname (if set), sex tag, and a deceased marker (†) when applicable. Click any row to navigate to that animal’s profile.

The bucket headings respect any per-population label customisation — if your population calls mother edges “Dam of”, the bucket will read “Dam”.

The section is hidden when the population has no catalog graph yet, or when the animal has no recorded relationships. It will not show an error in either case — absence of data is a normal state, not a failure.

Co-occurrence

A horizontal bar chart of which other individuals have been observed in the same encounters as this one. Toggle between All Time and By Year views; click a bar to navigate to that animal’s profile. The chart’s heading carries a small subtitle clarifying the data source (“Encounter co-presence — derived from this animal’s sighting record”).

External sightings

Sightings of this individual recorded in external databases via ESI, if any.

Profile image management (admin / professional only)

Pick which crop represents this animal in catalog views, encounter previews, and the public page. Multiple crops can be assigned across different sides and categories (dorsal fin, fluke, eye patch, etc.) — the active selection per side/category drives what renders elsewhere.

Roles and permissions

Action	Role required
View the profile	Any role with population membership (or a public viewer if the animal is on a public page)
Edit identifier / nickname / dates / notes	Administrator, Professional
Manage profile images	Administrator, Professional
Add health concerns	Administrator, Professional (configurable per-population)
Edit catalog relationships	Catalog Builder access — see Catalog Builder

Browsing Individuals — the Individuals list view
Merging Individuals — when two profiles turn out to be the same animal
Catalog Builder — where the Relationships section’s data comes from
Relationship Labels — customise the display labels per population