SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwire – May 18, 2009) – HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: HQS) (“HQS” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated aquatic product producer, processor and distributor of all natural tilapia, and processor and distributor of marine-bio products, today announced that the Company is participating (Booth #3633) in the 2009 BIO International Convention at the Georgia World Congress Center, in Atlanta, Georgia, May 18th to the 21st.

At the show, HQS will present its new line of nutraceutical products that includes over 20 different products manufactured from fish by-products and sold currently in China. These products include products manufactured from Tilapia by-products including a unique Alzheimer treatment that utilizes various Tilapia proteins and a line of collagen products made from rich collagen found in the scales and skin of Tilapia. The product uses other fish extracts in pill and cream formats to increase subcutaneous water helping to reduce wrinkles. HQS’s nutraceutical and healthcare products are nationally certified by the Chinese Ministry of Health and HQS’s processing plant has met the new GMP standards in China.

The Chinese market for personal health care products, including nutraceutical and marine-bio products, is robust and growing. Currently 8% of China’s 1.3 billion people are over 65. By 2050, 24% of the population or more than 300 million Chinese will be over 65. China also benefits from double-digit annual growth in disposable income.

About The BIO International Convention

The BIO International Convention is the largest global event for the biotechnology industry and attracts the biggest names in biotech, offers key networking and partnering opportunities, and provides insights and inspiration on the major trends affecting the industry.

The event features keynotes and sessions from key policymakers, scientists, CEOs, and celebrities. Past speakers include President George W. Bush, President Bill Clinton, Michael J. Fox, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, and General Colin Powell, among many others. The convention also includes hundreds of sessions covering biotech trends, policy issues and technological innovations, and the world’s largest biotechnology exhibition — the BIO Exhibition.

In 2007, Tradeshow Week (TSW) named the BIO International Convention as one of the Fastest 50, a list of the fastest-growing trade shows. TSW editorial and research staff selected the Fastest 50 based on 50 percent total net square footage growth and 50 percent net growth between 2004 and 2006. The Bio web site is located at http://convention.bio.org/.

About HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc.

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc., headquartered in the United States, is an integrated aquaculture and aquatic product processing company, with production facilities in Hainan, PRC. HQS also uses North American based production facilities for its new line of meal products. HQS practices cooperative sustainable aquaculture, using nutraceutically enriched feeds and produces and markets its products. The company is dedicated to sustainable all natural 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 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 subsidiary, which is HACCP and GMP certified, and produces and sells products subject to stringent laboratory tests certified by the China Ministry of Health. The Company has recently completed a 100,000 Metric Tonne annual production extruded Feed Mill with state-of-the-art extruded feed production equipment. This feed is highly efficient and is sold to the market and used by HQ’s cooperative farmers. 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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via HQS Introduces Alzheimer and Collagen Anti-Aging Products From Tilapia at 2009 Bio International Convention in Atlanta, May 18-21.