| Dr | Julian | Ijumulana | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mohammad | Nabizadeh | AmirKabir University, Tehran | Iran | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Amal | Hentati | ENIG | Tunisia | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Zaharaddeen Karami | Lawal | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Brunei Darrussalam | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Daria | Semikolennykh | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dharmendra | Singh | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | José Amorim | Reis-Filho | Universidade Federal da Bahia | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mukhtar Muhammad | Abdullateef | Wuxi Fisheries College/Federal University Dutse | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Antonio | Contreras de Villar | Universidad de Cádiz | Spain | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nunzia | Limatola | Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn | Italy | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Zacharie | SOHOU | Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB) & University of Abomey-Calavi | Benin | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shirin | Fassihi | University of Vienna | Austria | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | YESOL | YUN | Korea Maritime and Ocean University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sarat | Mohapatra | Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico | Portugal | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sukhendu | Dey | The University of Burdwan | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Taeho | Im | Hoseo University/ Infomation and Communication Engineering | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ahmed | Gad | Niof | Egypt | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shankha Shubhra | Goswami | Abacus Institute of Engineering and Management | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | sahar | chebaane | Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon | Portugal | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Adeeba | Al-Hurban | Kuwait University | Kuwait | Best Researcher Award |