Black　and　malodorous　water　bodies　represent　a　severe　water　pollution　phenomenon　that　urgently　needs　addressing　due　to　the　discomfort　and　health　risks　they　pose.　Since　the　release　of　the＇Action　Plan　for　Prevention　and　Control　of　Water　Pollution＇　in　2015　and　the　subsequent＇Action　Plan　for　the　Treatment　of　Black　and　Malodorous　Water　Bodies　in　Urban　Areas　during　the　14th　Five-Year　Plan　Period＇　in　2022　by　the　Chinese　government,　monitoring　efforts　have　become　increasingly　crucial.　Remote　sensing　technology　offers　advantages　such　as　high　dynamics,　low　cost,　and　a　macroscopic　perspective　in　ecological　environment　monitoring,　making　it　advantageous　over　traditional　physical　and　chemical　methods　in　monitoring　black　and　malodorous　water　bodies.　This　paper　summarizes　remote　sensing　methods　for　identifying　black　and　malodorous　water　bodies,　including　extraction　of　information　through　spectral,　spatial,　index,　and　temporal　features,　and　analyzes　the　monitoring　feasibility　of　these　methods　while　pointing　out　potential　issues.　Finally,　future　research　directions　for　identifying　black　and　malodorous　water　bodies　are　discussed.　©　2024　Copyright　held　by　the　owner/author(s).