SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 27, 2007 -- INTERNATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CONVENTION -- HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. (OTCBB: HQSB) (formerly HQSM), a leader in toxin-free integrated aquaculture and aquatic product processing, announced today that Norbert Sporns, the Company’s CEO, will speak as a panelist at the International Biotechnology Convention to be held in Boston May 5-9, 2007.