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Neptune Receives Letter of Intent to Purchase Ento-Protein(TM)

Neptune Industries, Inc. (OTCBB: NPDI), a
world leader in the development of sustainable solutions for aquaculture,
headquartered here, said today it has received a Letter of Intent to
purchase over 40 tons per month of its Ento-Protein(TM), an insect-based
alternative to fishmeal, from Zeigler Bros, Inc. of Gardners, PA.
Ento-Protein(TM) is a high quality sustainable protein derived from
insects, which is intended to be a replacement for the rapidly depleting
fishmeal made from wild caught feedstock species, for which there is
currently a $7 billion worldwide market. Founded in 1935, privately held
Ziegler Bros is a leading manufacturer of high quality animal feeds.
Ziegler was the first to manufacture feeds for aquaculture in 1955, the
first to commercialize a stable form of vitamin C in 1988, and most
recently the first developer of aquatic diets for use in biomedical
research.
Neptune plans on opening the first of its production facilities in late
2008. Deliveries are expected to begin by the end of this calendar year,
following the establishment of pilot operations.
Neptune CEO Ernest D. Papadoyianis characterized the Ziegler LOI as a
"major step forward" for achieving product launch of Ento-Protein by the
end of this year. He said, "The reception Neptune has received from around
the world since introducing the product is extremely encouraging. Several
other major feed producers have already requested samples and we expect
more letters of intent to be forthcoming."
Papadoyianis said that recently issued guidelines and recommendations by
the USDA Panel on organic standards for seafood, "Make me quite optimistic
that standards will be promulgated for organic fishmeal. As the 'first
mover' in this new product category, we have every reason to believe that
Ento-Protein will then qualify for an organic designation."
The company began a research and testing program for Ento-Protein with
Mississippi State University in 2007, and recently completed the third
stage of validation trials. The company filed a provisional process patent
in the Production and Processing of Select Insects into Protein Meal for
Fish and Animal Diets in February 2006.
About Neptune Industries
Neptune Industries is a technology company which from inception has been
committed to achieving sustainable, eco-friendly aquaculture by innovating
and pioneering a "total and comprehensive integrated systems solution"
approach to the mission critical challenges facing the Aquaculture Industry
today. Dwindling supplies of wild caught stocks used for fishmeal, and the
continued environmental damage, escapism, and disease caused by
self-polluting net pen systems, have severely restricted Industry growth on
a global basis.
Our mission is to utilize our expanding production operations base of
all-natural, sustainable farm raised seafood products, as the working
platform for the development of innovative, next-generation technologies to
dissolve current industry bottlenecks. Further, our commitment is one of
systems integration that targets "zero waste." Fish, organic produce, and
waste-to-energy systems synergize to form a production model with
multi-revenue streams.
Thus far, the Company has applied for patents and has made significant
progress in the development of three technology platforms, one of which its
calls "Ento-Protein"; the second of which it calls "Aqua-Sphere," and the
third of which it calls "Aquaponics." Taken together as components of a
whole -- this total integrated system solution approach addresses what the
company believes to be THE three critical problems hindering the growth of
the Aquaculture industry which will invariably cause it to fall
increasingly short of growing world wide demand.
Aqua-Sphere(TM) is a state-of-the-art scalable, modular, floating closed
containment system that is capable of concentrating and removing solid
waste, eliminating predation and escapement, utilizing alternative energy
for remote applications, and isolating crop from the environment.
Aquaponics is the existing practice of integrating fish and plant
production through soil-less culture (hydroponics) using the waste effluent
as fertilizer. Neptune has advanced the methodology through the use of the
Aqua-Sphere(TM). The hydroponic system provides a revenue stream off of the
waste component of the fish production through very high quality organic
herbs and vegetables. In addition, as another part of the water treatment
and Aquaponics system a derivative product of algae is grown in floating
socks, which is 30x more productive than corn on a per acre basis, for the
production of bio-diesel.
Finally to validate and test Neptune's solutions and technologies, the
Company operates a sustainable fish farming facility in Florida City,
Florida called Blue Heron Aqua Farms, Inc. Blue Heron Aqua Farms currently
is one of the leading producers of hybrid striped bass, which it markets
nationally and internationally as Everglades Striped Bass(TM). For further
information, please visit the Company's website at:
www.neptuneindustries.net.
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Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including
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