| 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 |
| Prof. Dr | Frederic | DEBEAUFORT | University of Burgundy | France | Academic Brilliance Recognition 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 |
| Ms | Helena | Monteiro | Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto | Portugal | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof. Dr | GUNBAEK | SO | Mokpo National Maritime University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Zhifu | Yin | Jilin University | China | Excellence in Scientific Innovation Award |
| Prof. Dr | Pierre | Auger | IRD | France | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | rodrigo | ozorio | CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto | Portugal | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Guofeng | Wu | East China Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Qiwei | Wei | Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | jixiang | Zhang | Zhejiang Ocean University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Shasha | Liu | Univsrsity of Science and Technology Beijing | China | Best Scholar Award |
| Prof. Dr | Ricardo | Amils | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Spain | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Bala | Mohan | Department of Environmental Sciences, Bharathiar University | India | Best Researcher Award |