Omega Protein Commences Strategic Review of Human Nutrition Business Segment to Increase Shareholder Value

The Company operates seven manufacturing facilities located in the United States, Canada and Europe. The Company also operates more than 30 vessels to harvest menhaden, a fish abundantly found in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

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