| Mark Costello | Nord University |
| Anna Maria Addamo | Nord University |
| Alice Estrela | Science Crunchers |
| Joana Marques | Science Crunchers |
| Adriano Quintela | Blue Azores/Oceano Azul Foundation |
| Matilda Smollny | Nord University |
| Amy Leigh Mackintosh | Nord University |
| Miguel Leal | Science Crunchers |
| Amanda Lombard | Nelson Mandela University |
| Erika Fabbrizzi | University of Naples Federico II |
| Nika Staglicic | Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries |
| Lissa Batey | NatureBureau Ltd |
| Maria Bas | Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) |
| Eliza Fragkopoulou | CCMAR - Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve |
| Andreu Blanco | University of Vigo |
| Jean-Luc Solandt | Blue Marine Foundation |
| Henning Sten Hansen | Aalborg University |
| Muriel Lux | Mercator Ocean International |
| Freddie Watson | Blue Marine Foundation |
| Josie Antonucci Di Carvalho | Alfred Wegener Institute |
| Sanja Matić-Skoko | Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries |
| Soraia Vieira | MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, University of Évora |
| Jorge Assis | CCMAR |
| Barbara Horta e Costa | CCMAR (Portugal) |
| Thanos Smanis | CLIMAZUL |