The categories for the awards were: The Ocean Hero Award – to the most dedicated, long-standing educator and advocate on marine issues and sustainable development of our resources, which was awarded to Captain Carlton Young, Sr. in recognition of a dedicated lifetime service to Marine Education, Advocacy & Sustainable Use of Belize's Marine Resources. The second award was The Wave-maker Award – awarded to a person who has signed up to be an Oceana Wave-maker and has answered every call to action, worked to promote and share the work of Oceana and promoted the marine issues being worked on by Oceana. This award went to Mr. Victor Alamina, in recognition of his sterling commitment and activism in promoting the work of Oceana in Belize. These awards will be distributed annually by Oceana. Presenting the awards this year was Actor, Ted Danson.