Abstract: Fish skin gelatin, as a kind of the protein sources, is abundant with good film-forming property. The edible film made from fish skin gelatin has become a research hotspot in the field of food packaging. In this paper, the basic structure and features of fish skin gelatin were introduced, then the modification and its application of edible film made from fish skin gelatin were reviewed in detail. It offered the scientific basis for the development and utilization of edible film based on the fish skin gelatin.