Abstract: The author presents a general overview of the development of new marine antifouling coatings in this paper. Meantime, it is emphasized that the development of new antifouling coatings and the antifouling mechanism. Then the troubles about new marine antifouling coatings are also analyzed. Finally, it is indicated that the industrial application of new marine antifouling coatings is the development trends of new marine antifouling coatings.