| Mr | Ziad | MAKSASSI | Nantes Univ | France | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Manu | Madhavan | NATIONAL BUREAU OF FISH GENETIC RESOURCES | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Elijah | Onojowho | University of Nigeria, Nsukka | Nigeria | Young Scientist Award |
| Mr | Paul Michael Nii Anang | Okoee | Fugro GB North Marine Limited | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | SeungHyun | Lee | KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SHIPS& OCEAN ENGINEERING | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Taeksang | Kim | University of Michigan | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Haozhen | Ding | Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mohammad | Nabizadeh | AmirKabir University, Tehran | Iran | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Zaharaddeen Karami | Lawal | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Brunei Darrussalam | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mukhtar Muhammad | Abdullateef | Wuxi Fisheries College/Federal University Dutse | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | jixiang | Zhang | Zhejiang Ocean University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Bala | Mohan | Department of Environmental Sciences, Bharathiar University | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Masoud | Ali | Zanzibar Fisheries and Marine Resources Research Institute | Tanzania | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | OLUFISAYO | OJO | DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | South Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Peter Teye | Busumprah | Ocean Rock Base and Ghana Ocean Climate Innovations Hub | Ghana | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Zhongchao | Zhao | Ocean University of China | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ming | Li | Wuhan University | Switzerland | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Zhihong | Yang | National Institutes of Health | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | José | Pires | FEUP | Portugal | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bhautik | Dave | Silesian University of Technology | Poland | Best Researcher Award |