Fish Flavored Fish! (I Like It. Really.)

SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 21, 2007 -- HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. (AMEX: HQS), a leader in toxin-free integrated aquaculture and aquatic product processing and the Beijing division of Newly Weds® Foods Inc. announced today that they have signed a Joint-Development Agreement, after having co-developed a process and natural flavoring giving tilapia the taste, texture and aroma of fresh ocean-caught fish.

The product is being produced in block and fillet format, catering to both retail and service industry applications of HQ's branded "TiLoveYa™" tilapia. The new product has successfully met sensory testing with a variety of industry leaders anxious to access a quality-farmed supplement to dwindling ocean-sourced product.

The new product line responds to industry demand for a range of products that better imitate "sea flavor" fish without the drawbacks of ocean-caught product. HQ's "TiLoveYa™" tilapia has the following advantages over ocean-caught fish:

HQ's Pond Raised Solutions

-- Farmed tilapia is 100% sustainable and does not deplete our oceans of
its crucial bio-diversity. If we do not change current consumption practices many are predicting disaster by 2048 (See National Geographic at http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/11/061102-seafood-threat.html).
-- Farmed product allows for "just-in-time" delivery to service industry
and retail consumers, unlike limited and often seasonal ocean production from such dwindling species as Pollock.
-- HQ's pond environment controls inflow and outflow of water avoiding the need for any prophylactic use of antibiotics.
-- Natural pond-grown algae provide excellent feed supplements where adequate quantities of dissolved oxygen are present, which eliminates any off-flavor from anaerobic algae cultures.
-- HQ's poly-species approach mimics nature by introducing natural bottom feeder fish and predator fish to maintain the pond eco-system.
-- Tilapia are herbivores and no fishmeal need be added to tilapia feed which could possibly introduce ocean-sourced pollutants such as heavy metals, PCBs or dioxins. Pond stability provides favorable feed conversion rates over cage-raised tilapia.
-- Finally, ponds are located away from mangrove swamp areas to preserve crucial natural habitat, and used pond water provides valuable natural nutrients to neighboring farmers' fields instead of being released into waterways providing downstream concerns to other waterway users.