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Wetpixel Senior Moderator, Shawn Heinrichs has been awarded the Sea Hero of the Year award by Scuba Diving magazine, Examiner.com reports. The award, in recognition of the years he has spent fighting against shark finning, will be presented at DEMA next week and includes $5000 of prize money. Shawn was instrumental in creating a shark sanctuary in Raja Ampat, and in keeping with his cause, has already pledged a portion of his award money toward the purchase of a ranger patrol boat. In addition, the creation of a matching program will be announced at the award ceremony by him along with the magazine and sponsoring company, Oris, to find donors who can help complete the funding for this project.