Aquatic Cellulose International Corp. Engages EQUITILINK, LLC to Kick-Off a National Investor Awareness Campaign.

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VERNON, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2002

Aquatic Cellulose International Corp. (OTCBB:AQCI), a forest industry based company that harvests environmentally friendly submerged exotic hardwood trees and brings the lumber to the North American Marketplace, announced today that it has retained the services of Equitilink, LLC, a San Diego public relations firm. Equitilink's senior staff members conducted the highly successful investor relations campaign for AQCI from 1999 - 2000. This is being done as part of its investor awareness plan to further relations with the investment community, and to also show that harvesting the best timber in the world need not result in the devastation of the world's forests.

Gary Ackles, CEO of Aquatic Cellulose said, "Given the condition of today's markets, I feel it is important to generate broad market awareness of the Company among individual investors, institutions, analysts, retail stockbrokers, media sources and other investment professionals. Given the successful relationship we've had in the past with Equitilink, I look forward to working with Equitilink in this new and exciting campaign."

James J. Mahoney, managing director of Equitilink stated, "It is indeed a pleasure to work once again with a client company that has maintained both a high level of respect from its shareholders, as well as a bold vision of where the company is going. We are delighted to communicate this dynamic company's story to the investment community and thus help Aquatic Cellulose achieve a broad and appreciative investor audience."

About Equitilink LLC

Equitilink assists public companies in improving their shareholder relations through professional, cost-effective public/investor relation's strategies and specializes in working with small-cap and micro-cap companies. Equitilink helps its clients achieve fair market by expanding public awareness and enhancing corporate image. Additional information is available on the Web at www.equitilinkpr.com.

About Aquatic Cellulose International Corp.

Aquatic Cellulose International Corp. is the world leader in underwater timber harvesting. The Company operates in Brazil using a patented robotic-based technology called the Aquatic Timber Harvester (ATH). The ATH safely locates, cuts and recovers submerged timber without divers. AQCI specializes in the commercial recovery and processing of this nonliving resource, once considered lost, to offer quality wood products without damaging living forests or the environment. Additional information is available on the Web at www.aquaticcellulose.com.

This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause or contribute to such differences include, among other things, the Company's dependence on one customer, seasonality of the Company's retrieval business and risk of future losses from operations. Other risks and uncertainties include changes in business conditions and the economy in general, changes in governmental regulations, unforeseen litigation and other risk factors identified. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements for revisions or changes after the date of this press release.

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