Trachinotus ovatus is one of the main marine economic fish species in the South China sea,which is delicious and with high nutritional value.With the rapid development of culture technology,the output of golden pomfret is increasing in recent years.Its healthy circulation,fresh preservation and deep processing are of great significance to the healthy and sustainable development of the industry.This review summarized the current status of comprehensive processing and utilization technology of T.ovatus,including keep alive technology,low temperature preservation technology,non thermal processing technology,surimi processing technology,canning technology,pickling and smoking processing technology,and high value processing products of golden pomfret protein,prepared food,and high -value utilization of by -products (fish head,fish bone,visceral protease,fish oil,and collagen ).The shortcoming of all aspects and the direction of future development are also discussed.