| Dr | A | Arumugam | VESPER Group Bangalore | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Marine Biology and Oceanography | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Doron | Ashkenazi | Tel Aviv University | Israel | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Marine biotechnology/ Aquaculture/ Phycology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Sebastian | Litchfield | Southern Cross University | Australia | Environmental Science | Marine ecology | Young Scientist Award | |
| Ms | Helena | Pires | MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre | Portugal | Environmental Science | Marine Ecology | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof. Dr | F. Patricio | Ojeda | Pont. Universidad Católica de Chile | Chile | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Marine ecology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | Noreen | WEJIEME | University of New Caledonia | New Caledonia | Environmental Science | Marine ecology | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Laura | Sordo de las Nieves | IPMA | Portugal | Environmental Science | Marine ecology/Global change | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wenbo | Han | Dalian Maritime University | China | Engineering | Marine engineering | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zhi-Yong | Ji | Hebei University of Technology | China | Environmental Science | Marine environmental protection and utilization of chemical resources | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Yung-Hsiang | Su | Institute of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan | Taiwan | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Marine Geology and Geophysics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Veeruraj | Anguchamy | Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Marine Natural products (Bioactive compounds/Protein/ Peptides/ Toxicology), Development of regenerative biomaterials,Sea food chemistry and biochemistry, Food processing technology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Bangtang | Yin | China University of Petroleum (East China) | China | Engineering | Marine Oil and Gas Engineering | FutureLeaders Research Achievement Award | View Profile |
| Mr | talha | kocak | Gazi University | Turkey | Environmental Science | marine pollution | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Xiangbin | Ran | First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Marine Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | SUBI | SANKAR | CMLRE | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Marine Science | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Morteza | Zanganeh | Golestan University | Iran | Environmental Science | marine science | Best Innovation Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Balaji Prasath | Barathan | Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology | India | Other | Marine science/ Harmful algae control | Best Innovation Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Prabin Kumar | Kar | Berhampur University | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Marine Sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Muhammad Arif | Budiyanto | Universitas Indonesia | Indonesia | Engineering | Marine Technology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Spyros | Hirdaris | Aalto University | Finland | Engineering | Marine Technology | Best Researcher Award | |