Zinc acrylate self-polishing marine anti-fouling coating possess both the self-polishing property and the advantage of being environment-friendly,which is the development direction of the future anti-fouling coating.This article give a review about domestic and exotic research progress concerning zinc acrylate and environment-friendly anti-fouling agent,proposed the problems and challenges toward zinc acrylate,forecasted the future trend of the zinc acrylate anti-fouling coating.