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To: ACAN who wrote (4245)	1/13/2004 8:52:10 PM
From: Ken W	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23958

Allan I'll bet you bout had a heart attack!!! LOL I love it when you get up, crank up the puter and see that you are up about 15k...that hasn't happened to me of late, but I have this itch.......... A little something from a poster named Price on Yahoo. Tuesday, January 13, 2004 Salmon boost for Cyanotech By TRAVIS LOOP/ West Hawaii Today Business at Cyanotech, a Big Island microalgae technology corporation, could benefit from a recently released study that suggests farm - raised salmon should be eaten less frequently because it contains significantly higher concentrations of cancer - causing contaminants than wild salmon. Based at the National Energy Laboratory, Cyanotech is the world's largest commercial producer of natural astaxanthin, an ingredient included in the food supply of farm - raised fish such as salmon to pigment the skin and provide the pinkish coloration to the flesh. Cyanotech harvests microalgae to produce NatuRose, its astaxanthin product, and sells it around the world to aquaculture operations, or fish farms. Although results of the two - year study, which was published in the journal Science and used federal Environmental Protection Agency health guidelines, determined the contaminants primarily come from ground - up fish that farm - raised salmon are fed rather than pigmentation supplements, Cyanotech could benefit from the overall movement towards natural products. "We certainly are getting more calls concerning the use of natural products in fish farming," said Gerald Cysewski, president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Cyanotech, which has been in business for more than 20 years. "It will be beneficial to our company because more people and fish farmers are becoming concerned about what is fed to salmon and want more natural products that are healthier for the consumer," he said. About 95 percent of farm - raised salmon are fed a synthetic astaxanthin for coloration that is derived from petrochemicals, he said. Natural products such as NatuRose create more of the desired color in fish along with the potential health benefits. Cysewski said he sees an increased demand and production of organically raised salmon, something that will boost sales of his company's products. Astaxanthin currently comprise about 30 percent of Cyanotech's sales but is growing rapidly. Part of that growth is due to BioAstin, a human nutrient containing astaxanthin that is a potent antioxident, 500 times more powerful than vitamin E and available at Walmart, Costco and in health food stores in West Hawaii I think that my itch is going to get scratched pretty soon. LOL Ken