In this paper, it was elaborated the basic situation of marine biology resources and potential of sea food development in China, and the development status of marine food industry was also analyzed. It was summarized that the product category is simple and mainly focuses on frozen seafood. Moreover, the current products feature is of low added-value and utilization rate. Therefore, we raised kinds of restraining factors of seafood industry development in China, and discussed the future trend of seafood industry development in order to promote the marine livelihood and economy.