Abstract: The ocean is a very important vector for human in future. The development of ocean science usually depends on the research and development of ocean proprietary material. The wear is one of key problems, which limits the application and promotion of the ocean material in the ocean extreme environment, including the corrosion behavior, electrochemical corrosion and the coupling tribological behavior between the loading and the corrosion. Based on the characteristics of the ocean environment and the key tribology problem, this paper expounded the research connotation of the material tribology in the ocean environment, and discussed the tribology behaviors of metal material, high polymer material, nonmetal material and the special material in the ocean environment. Finally, the blueprint and entry points for relative study on tribology that took the ocean material as its application field were prospected by reviewing and analyzing the research progress and development trend.