HQ Sustainable Maritime Schedules First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call for May 11, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. ET

SEATTLE, WA, Apr 29 (MARKET WIRE) --
HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: HQS) ("HQS" or the
"Company"), a leader in toxin-free integrated aquaculture and aquatic
product processing including fish byproduct personal healthcare products,
today announced that the Company has scheduled the release of its 2009
first quarter results for after the close of the market on May 11, 2009.

The company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on
Monday, May 11, 2009 to discuss its financial results for the first
quarter of 2009. The conference call will also be broadcast over the
Internet as a "live" listen only Webcast. On the call, Mr. Norbert
Sporns, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Jean-Pierre
Dallaire, Chief Financial Officer will discuss the Company's results, and
review operational highlights and other business developments.

To participate in this live conference call, please call the following
number five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time:
(866) 394-1757. International callers should call (706) 643-3624. The
Conference Passcode is 4211496. A replay of the conference call will be
available from 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 11 through Thursday,
June 11, 2009. To access the replay, please call (800) 642-1687.
International callers should call (706) 645-9291. The Conference Passcode
is 4211496.

To listen via the web, please go to http://www.hqfish.com/ approximately
twenty minutes before the conference call is scheduled to begin in order
to register as well as download and install any necessary audio software.
The Webcast will be archived for 30 days.

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 the island province of Hainan, in
the South China Sea. HQS practices cooperative 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.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release that are not historical facts are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may be identified by the
use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "future," "may,"
"will," "would," "should," "plan," "projected," "intend," and similar
expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc.
(the Company) to be materially different from those expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements. The Company's future operating
results are dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to the
Company's ability to: (i) obtain sufficient capital or a strategic
business arrangement to fund its expansion plans; (ii) build the
management and human resources and infrastructure necessary to support
the growth of its business; (iii) competitive factors and developments
beyond the Company's control; and (iv) other risk factors discussed in
the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, which are available for review at www.sec.gov under "Search
for Company Filings."

Jeffrey Goldberger
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Yemi Rose
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