| Prof Dr | Eugen-Victor-Cristian | RUSU | 'Dunarea de Jos' University of Galati, | Romania | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Alexander | Degtyarev | Saint-Petersburg State University | Russia | Best Paper Award |
| Prof. Dr | Antonio | Contreras de Villar | Universidad de Cádiz | Spain | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Zacharie | SOHOU | Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB) & University of Abomey-Calavi | Benin | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Frederic | DEBEAUFORT | University of Burgundy | France | Academic Brilliance Recognition Award |
| Prof. Dr | GUNBAEK | SO | Mokpo National Maritime University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Pierre | Auger | IRD | France | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Qiwei | Wei | Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Ricardo | Amils | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Spain | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Bin | Zheng | Tianjin University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Ana | Couto | FCUP / CIIMAR | Portugal | Best Researcher Award |