In their contributions, Canada and IUCN noted that the results of the seventh meeting were praised in the oceans community as presenting, for the first time, in an integrated fashion all the necessary elements to implement an ecosystem approach.
加拿大和保护联盟在其提交的资料中指出，海洋界赞扬第七次会议的成果，认为这次会议首次以统筹方式提出了落实生态系统方法的所有要点。