'Puffin plates' from Oregon Coast Aquarium now in production

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — By the end of next year, Oregon drivers could be riding around with a new critter on their license plates.

The Oregon Coast Aquarium has announced that its puffin plates are now in production, more than a year after the rollout began. The organization needed to sell 3000 vouchers in order to reach this phase, per the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services division’s rules for special registration plates.

OCAq’s Graphic Design and Marketing Coordinator Cam Mullins developed the design last year. It showcases a tufted puffin floating in the sea, glancing down as fish swim by. According to the organization, the creatures are native to Oregon — and a flock of them can be found in the aquarium’s Seabird Aviary.

The aquarium also reported that proceeds from the licen