| Mr | Ziad | MAKSASSI | Nantes Univ | France | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhongchao | Zhao | Ocean University of China | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhihong | Yang | National Institutes of Health | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Zhifu | Yin | Jilin University | China | Excellence in Scientific Innovation Award |
| Mr | Zaharaddeen Karami | Lawal | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Brunei Darrussalam | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Zacharie | SOHOU | Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB) & University of Abomey-Calavi | Benin | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | YESOL | YUN | Korea Maritime and Ocean University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yanjie | Sun | Tianjin University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Viviana | Gamboa Sojo | Universidad de Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Taeksang | Kim | University of Michigan | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Taeho | Im | Hoseo University/ Infomation and Communication Engineering | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | SUZANE DE OLIVEIRA | Suzane | UFPR | Brazil | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sukhendu | Dey | The University of Burdwan | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shirin | Fassihi | University of Vienna | Austria | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Shasha | Liu | Univsrsity of Science and Technology Beijing | China | Best Scholar Award |
| Dr | Shankha Shubhra | Goswami | Abacus Institute of Engineering and Management | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | SeungHyun | Lee | KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SHIPS& OCEAN ENGINEERING | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sarat | Mohapatra | Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico | Portugal | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Saint Bickolard | Mabicka Iwangou | IRAF/CENAREST | Gabon | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Sahar | Mehanna | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) | Egypt | Best Researcher Award |