Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc (OMEX)

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Tampa, FL - March 23, 2009 - Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqCM: OMEX), pioneer in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, will ring the Opening Bell at NASDAQ MarketSite in New York on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 9.30 EST. The Ceremony can be watched live by logging in at http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx starting at 9.15 am EST.

"Ringing the Opening Bell at NASDAQ, one of the world's most prestigious stock exchanges, is a great honor. It's also a great way to celebrate the kick-off of our 2009 operational season, which we hope will be as productive as our past several seasons. In 2007 we announced the world's largest treasure find of over 500,000 silver and gold coins, weighing 17 tons, from the "Black Swan" site, and in 2008 we located Admiral Balchin's HMS Victory, one of the most significant naval shipwreck discoveries in history. While we are proud of the pioneering work we do in the emerging field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, we, as NASDAQ's only publicly traded firm in our industry, are also conscious of the responsibility we have to build shareholder value," said Greg Stemm, Odyssey's CEO and Chairman of the Board.

Odyssey's work during the 2008 operational season in the "Atlas" area is currently being featured in "Treasure Quest", a primetime reality show airing on Discovery Channel. Originally planned as an 11-part series, Discovery Channel will air a bonus episode on Thursday, April 2 at 10 pm, reviewing the events leading up to and following the "Black Swan" discovery, including the historic moment of the discovery of the largest shipwreck treasure ever recovered.