Penaeus vannamei is a perishable food easy susceptible to microbial pollution and it has a broad prospects to study the preservation methods of penaeus vannamei.In this paper,the low temperature preservation technique and MAP technique for penaeus vannamei were reviewed.Besides,the methods that were not used in penaeus vannamei widely,such as bio-preservative and environment management system(EMS),were introduced and the complex technique of these methods were presented.