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HQ Sustainable Maritime to Present at Cowen and Company 7th Annual Consumer Conference

Wednesday 07 January 2009

For Immediate Release                                                                                
Jeffrey Goldberger / Yemi Rose
                                                                                    KCSA Strategic Communications
                                                                                    212-896-1249 / 212-896-1233
                                                                                    jgoldberger@kcsa.com / yrose@kcsa.com
 
 
HQ Sustainable Maritime to Present at
Cowen and Company 7th Annual Consumer Conference
 
CEO to Participate in Aquaculture and Natural Protein Panel Discussion
SEATTLE, WA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 7, 2009 -- HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. (AMEX:HQS - News), a leader in toxin-free integrated aquaculture and aquatic product processing, including fish byproduct personal healthcare products, announced today that senior management will present at the Cowen and Company 7th Annual Consumer Conference in New York on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be audio Webcast live at http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/conflobby.zhtml?ticker=HQS&item_id=2047156. The Webcast will also be available for replay from HQ Sustainable Maritime's Website, http://www.hqfish.com for 30 days.
Chief Executive Officer, Norbert Sporns, will also participate in the Aquaculture and Natural Protein Panel Discussion on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
About HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc.
HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. is an integrated aquaculture and aquatic product processing company, with operations based in the environmentally pristine island province of Hainan, in the South China Sea. HQS practices co-operative sustainable aquaculture, using nutraceutically enriched feeds and conducting fish processing and sales. The company is dedicated to sustainable toxin-free methods giving its customers the purest products possible. The Company holds HACCP certification from the U.S. FDA and the EU Code assignment of quality, permitting its products to be sold in these international markets. The Aquaculture Certification Council, Inc. (ACC) certified that tilapia processing standards met Best Aquaculture Practices, and the Chinese government gave organic certification to the Company's tilapia production, processing, labeling, marketing and management system. The Company owns a nutraceuticals and health products company, which is HACCP and GMP certified, and produces and sells products subject to stringent laboratory tests certified by the China Ministry of Health. This GMP certified plant produces nutraceuticals, which enrich feed used by HQS' cooperative aquaculture operations. In addition to headquarters in Seattle, HQ has operational offices in Wenchang, Hainan. The Company's website is: http://www.hqfish.com.
 
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