In 2016，the progress of various undertakings of ocean society in our country basically maintained the momentum of steady growth of the previous year as a whole，and also showed new trends in specific fields.In 2016，the trend of concept innovation and system innovation in various fields of the ocean society tended to be further strengthened.Moreover，the top-level design of ocean society was also further strengthened.All undertakings have shown the trend of strengthening international cooperation，and the ocean awareness of all trades and industries has been significantly improved，and institutional arrangements have become more pragmatic and targeted.However，there are also some outstanding imperfections in the ocean legal system，ocean management and the protection of ocean culture.The short board for the development of ocean society is still obvious，because some problems that have not yet been achieved significant progress.We also requires long-term efforts to improve the ocean legal system，promote the coordinated development between the protection of ocean environment and the ocean economy，and achieve the comprehensive development in all fields of ocean affairs in our country through a scientific，objective and top-level design.Therefore，we need to further improve the systematic construction in all fields of ocean society，cover the disadvantages in a targeted manner，further strengthen ocean education and keep more forward-looking and holistic in the top-level design.