Omega Protein to Announce 2010 Year End Financial Results

Omega Protein Corporation announced that it expects to release financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, on Thursday, March 3, 2011, after the market close. Senior management will hold a conference call to review the Company's financial results for this period and provide an update on Company developments at 8:00 a.m., Central Standard Time, on Friday, March 4, 2011, reports www.megafishnet.com with reference to Omega Protein.

Callers who wish to participate in the live conference call may do so by pre-registering at the Company's website (www.omegaproteininc.com). After pre-registering, the participant will receive an individual participant code. Then participants may dial 1-800-977-8002 (domestic callers) or 1-404-920-6650 (international callers) and enter their individual code to join the call.

An archived version of the conference call will be available on the Company website through March 31, 2011.

A telephone replay of the conference call will also be available through March 31, 2011. Domestic callers can access the replay by dialing 1-800-977-8002 and international callers can dial 1-404-920-6650. The access code for the replay call is 4628837#.

About Omega Protein

Omega Protein Corporation is a nutritional ingredient company and the nation's largest manufacturer of heart-healthy fish oils containing Omega-3 fatty acids for human consumption, as well as specialty fish meals and fish oil used as value-added ingredients in aquaculture, swine and other livestock feeds. Omega Protein makes its products from menhaden, an Omega-3 rich fish that is not utilized as seafood, but which is abundantly available along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coasts. Through its Cyvex Nutrition subsidiary, the Company also provides dietary supplement distributors with standardized premium ingredients that focus on human health and wellness.