Winner 1: Lawrence Olusola Oparinde (Federal University of Technology, Nigeria), with Adewale Isaac Olutumise (Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria)
Impact of credit constraints on aquaculture production and risk exposure in Ondo State, Nigeria: Endogenous switching regression model approach
Winner 2: Moses Wambua (Pukyong National University, Korea)
A cost benefit analysis of the fish farming enterprise productivity program in Kenya
Winner: Suthamathy Nadarajah (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), with Ola Flåten (UiT)
Global aquaculture growth and institutional quality
Winner: Jayasekhar Somasekharan (CPCRI, India)
Restructuring the value chain governance: The impact of food safety regime on fishery sector of Kerala, India
Winner: Mohottala G. Kularatne (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka), with Sean Pascoe and Clevo Wilson
Reservoir water re-allocation and community welfare
Winner: Jayasekhar Somasekharan (Centre for Development Studies, India)
Impact of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures on Indian seafood industry: A macro and micro level analysis
Winner: Gaspar Roman Poot Lopez (Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Mexico)
Partial substitution of balanced feed by Chaya leaves in Nile tilapia production: A bioeconomic analysis
Honourable Mention: Kolawole Ogundari (George August Universität, Germany)
An examination of productivity potential of aquaculture farms in alleviating household poverty
First Prize: Ajao Olajide (University of Technology, Nigeria)
Non-radial technical efficiency of fish farms in Oyo State, Nigeria
Second Prize: Poulomi Bhattacharya (Institute for Social and Economic Change, India)
Comparative economics of traditional vs. scientific shrimp farming system: A study of smallholders shrimp culture in West Bengal
Third Prize: Mohottala G. Kularatne (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka)
Investigation of socioeconomic characteristics of agricultural communities in relation to the development of culture-based fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs of Sri Lanka