Abstract: After years of development, there comes the critical period when China′s tilapia industry is changing from output of scale to emphasis of quality and efficiency. Integrating high-value processing & utilization of tilapia and ensuring the products′ quality & safety are necessary to improve the competitiveness of tilapia industry in China. To realize that, technological innovation is needed to achieve industrial upgrading and ensure sustainable and stable development of the tilapia industry. This paper reviews the research progress and developmental trend of the processing & utilization and quality & safety control in the tilapia industry home and abroad in recent years, so as to provide references for the healthy development of China′s tilapia industry.