| Dr | Ming | Li | Wuhan University | Switzerland | Young Scientist Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Farzin | Ghaemi | ferdowsi university of mashhad | Iran | Excellence Award (Any Scientific field) |
| Prof | Changwei | Shao | Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, CAFS | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhihong | Yang | National Institutes of Health | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Balendu Shekher | Giri | UPES Dehradun | India | Excellence Award (Any Scientific field) |
| Prof | Faming | Wang | South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Mr | Elijah | Onojowho | University of Nigeria, Nsukka | Nigeria | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Inusah | Salifu | University of Ghana | Ghana | Excellence in Research |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Maha | Elhini | The British University in Egypt | Egypt | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | José | Pires | FEUP | Portugal | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bhautik | Dave | Silesian University of Technology | Poland | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Lolo Wal | Marzan | Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhongchao | Zhao | Ocean University of China | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anderson José | Maraschin | PUCRS | Brazil | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Manu | Madhavan | NATIONAL BUREAU OF FISH GENETIC RESOURCES | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Badreddine | SELLAMI | National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies | Tunisia | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | PAULO | HORTA | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | Brazil | Outstanding Academic Achievement Award |
| Prof | SUZANE DE OLIVEIRA | Suzane | UFPR | Brazil | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ashok | Jagtap | National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research | India | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | GiHoon | Hong | IMBeR IPO-China/State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research | China | Best Researcher Award |