{"id":136170,"key":"CPH_NOAA_Pinniped_Tag_Project","title":"CPH NOAA Pinniped Tag Project","latest":{"id":1222000,"timestamp":"2026-01-02T16:42:40Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"=== Problem statement ===\n\n[[File:Seal tag photo 5 by Dawn Goley NMFS permit 23188.jpg|thumb|Photo taken by Dawn Goley, Cal Poly Humboldt, at the King Range Elephant Seal Colony under NMFS permit 23188 in collaboration with researchers at UCSC.]]\n\n[[File:Seal tag photo 1 by Dawn Goley NMFS permit 23188.jpg|thumb|Photo taken by Dawn Goley, Cal Poly Humboldt, at the King Range Elephant Seal Colony under NMFS permit 23188 in collaboration with researchers at UCSC.]]\n\nResearchers currently use sheep and goat tags for tagging seals and sea lions. This worked in the past, but as these tags have evolved to better fit sheep and goats, they have become worse at fitting seals and sea lions. This project seeks open-source solutions to this problem.\n\n* '''Client''': National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Cal Poly Humboldt Marine Mammal Education and Research Program\n* '''Client representative''': Professor Dawn Goley, Director of the Cal Poly Humboldt Marine Mammal Education and Research Program\n* '''Design teams''': Cal Poly Humboldt Engineering 205, Introduction to Design\n* '''Design team supervisors''': Instructors Heather Burns and Lonny Grafman\n* '''Semester/Year:''' Fall 2025\n\n=== ENGR 205 Collaboration ===\n\nIn collaboration with Cal Poly Humboldt's Fall 2025 semester of Engineering 205: Introduction to Design, students worked with for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Cal Poly Humboldt Marine Mammal Education and Research Program to create and test open-source alternative tags tailored to pinniped needs, offering designs that can be readily adapted, shared, and improved by the wider research community.\n\nClick the names below the images to learn more about each project.<gallery caption=\"[[E205 Introduction to Design projects|Fall 2025 - ENGR 205 Intro to Design Projects]] - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pinniped Tags\">\nFile:Final tag assembly.png|<big>'''[[NOAA pinniped tags by Seal Tag 6|Tags made offsite with higher budget]]'''</big>\nFile:NOAA Pinniped Tag Assembly Pt 3.jpg.jpg|<big>'''[[NOAA pinniped tags by Thrifty Solutions|Tags made local at lower budget]]'''</big>\nFile:FlipperForceFontPlaques.jpg|<big>'''[[NOAA pinniped tags by Flipper Force|Tags made offsite at lower budget]]'''</big>\nFile:Streamline Tag.jpg|<big>'''[[NOAA pinniped tags by Tag Masters|Tags made local at higher budget]]'''</big>\nFile:NOAA pinniped tags accelerated aging SEM.jpg|<big>'''[[NOAA pinniped tags accelerated aging system|Accelerated aging system]]'''</big>\n</gallery>\n\n== More ==\n\n* Press on these projects:\n** https://kymkemp.com/2025/12/17/cal-poly-humboldt-engineering-students-showcase-design-and-conservation-projects-at-startup-humboldt-on-thursday/\n** https://krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/eureka-local-news/cph-students-partner-with-noaa-to-redesign-marine-mammal-tracking-tags\n** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSTS9VVEv6D/?img_index=1\n** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSdMogmEnh9/\n\n{{Page data\n| part-of = Engr205 Introduction to Design\n| sdg = SDG14 Life below water, SDG04 Quality education\n| organizations = Cal Poly Humboldt\n}}"}