In this study, the residual 4-nonylphenol in seafood samples was analyzed by ultra performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometer (UPLC/MS/MS). Approximately 5 g sample was added to 13C6 isotope labeled n-nonylphenol as an internal standard, and then 4-nonylphenol was extracted with acetonitrile, partitioned with n-hexane saturated with acetonitrile, cleaned up with Florisil cartridge and quantified by UPLC/MS/MS with standard addition method. The average recoveries of 4-nonylphenol at the spike levels of 25, 50 and 100 ppb ranged 93.6~102.2%. The coefficients of variance were 8.6~11.4%. The detection limit of 4-nonylphenol was 10 ppb. Thirty-one seafood samples were analyzed by this method. Four samples were detected with residues of 4-nonylphenol ranging between 14.5 and 49.4 ppb.