| Mr | jixiang | Zhang | Zhejiang Ocean University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Masoud | Ali | Zanzibar Fisheries and Marine Resources Research Institute | Tanzania | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Changwei | Shao | Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, CAFS | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Qiwei | Wei | Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mukhtar Muhammad | Abdullateef | Wuxi Fisheries College/Federal University Dutse | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ming | Li | Wuhan University | Switzerland | Young Scientist Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Balendu Shekher | Giri | UPES Dehradun | India | Excellence Award (Any Scientific field) |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Shasha | Liu | Univsrsity of Science and Technology Beijing | China | Best Scholar Award |
| Prof | DSM | De Silva | Univesity of Kelaniya | Sri Lanka | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shirin | Fassihi | University of Vienna | Austria | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Daria | Semikolennykh | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Dimitrios | Moutopoulos | University of Patras | Greece | Best Paper Award |
| Mr | Elijah | Onojowho | University of Nigeria, Nsukka | Nigeria | Young Scientist Award |
| Mr | Taeksang | Kim | University of Michigan | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dharmendra | Singh | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ali | Khodadoust | University of Guilan | Iran | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Inusah | Salifu | University of Ghana | Ghana | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Paul | TADZONG MOUAFO | University of Dscjang, Cameroon | Cameroon | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Julian | Ijumulana | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Frederic | DEBEAUFORT | University of Burgundy | France | Academic Brilliance Recognition Award |