| Prof. Dr | Alexander | Degtyarev | Saint-Petersburg State University | Russia | Best Paper Award |
| Dr | Anderson José | Maraschin | PUCRS | Brazil | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Zhongchao | Zhao | Ocean University of China | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Peter Teye | Busumprah | Ocean Rock Base and Ghana Ocean Climate Innovations Hub | Ghana | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Ahmed | Gad | Niof | Egypt | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Guangming | Lu | Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mandla Vincent | Khumalo | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Igor | Shugan | National Sun-Yat sen University | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhihong | Yang | National Institutes of Health | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Sahar | Mehanna | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) | Egypt | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Badreddine | SELLAMI | National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies | Tunisia | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Onur | Usta | National Defence University | Turkey | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ashok | Jagtap | National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research | India | Young Scientist Award |
| Mr | Manu | Madhavan | NATIONAL BUREAU OF FISH GENETIC RESOURCES | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ziad | MAKSASSI | Nantes Univ | France | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kyaw Than | Oo | Nanjing University of Information of Science and Technology | Myanmar | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | GUNBAEK | SO | Mokpo National Maritime University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Adeeba | Al-Hurban | Kuwait University | Kuwait | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | SeungHyun | Lee | KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SHIPS& OCEAN ENGINEERING | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | YESOL | YUN | Korea Maritime and Ocean University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |