March 10, 2010

HQSM announces new board member

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. (HQSM) has announced the addition of Dr. Kevin M. Fitzsimmons, to the company's board of directors, effective March 8, 2010.

Fitzsimmons serves as the Secretary-Treasurer of the American Tilapia Association and is an Associate Director at International Programs College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Arizona.

For the past ten years, he has organised and co-chaired the Annual Tilapia Development Conference sponsored by the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Association and Chinese government.

In addition, The World Bank as well as Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Egyptian, Guyanese, and Indonesian governments have asked Fitzsimmons to consult and assist with tilapia development in their countries. Fitzsimmons' books and articles on tilapia farming and biology are widely used within the aquaculture industry and academia.