DC 1: Clara Kempkens, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU, the Netherlands), Lead supervisor: Lisa Baumann
DC 2: Tommaso Giorgi, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU, Denmark), Lead supervisor: Terje Svingen
DC 3: Peter Schumann, University of Antwerp (UA, Belgium), Lead supervisor: Dries Knapen
DC 4: Muhammad Arslan Aslam, Karolinska Institutet (KI, Sweden), Lead supervisor: Anna Beronius
DC 5: Gabriele Morillo, Watchfrog (WF, France), Lead supervisor: David Du Pasquier
DC 6: Gabrielle Guillaume Boulaire, Masarykova univerzita (MU, Czechia), Lead supervisor: Klára Hilscherová
DC 7: Marta Silva, Syddansk Universitet (SDU, Denmark), Lead supervisor: Henrik Holbech
DC 8: Laura Veensalu, University of Antwerp (UA, Belgium), Lead supervisor: Lucia Vergauwen
DC 9: Javier Marin, University of Antwerp (UA, Belgium), Lead supervisor: Adrian Covaci
DC 10: Lea Berger, Università degli Studi di Milano (UMIL, Italy), Lead supervisor: Barbara Viviani
DC 11: Yann Stehly, Syddansk Universitet (SDU, Denmark), Lead supervisor: Elvis Genbo Xu
DC 12: Emilie Daut, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU, the Netherlands), Lead supervisor: Pim Leonards
DC 13: Giorgio Repossi, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS, France), Lead supervisor: Jean-Baptiste Fini
DC 14: Nora Karlsson, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU, the Netherlands), Lead supervisor: Timo Hamers
DC 15: Megan Parker, Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS, United Kingdom), Lead supervisor: Ioanna Katsiadaki