Document:

First Preferred Fleet Mortgage

 Exhibit 10.5 
  
  
 FIRST PREFERRED FLEET MORTGAGE 
 on the United States flag vessels

  

			
	ATCHAFALAYA BAY	 	GULF SHORE
	BEACHCOMBER	 	GUSSIE J. FLYNN
	BULL DOG	 	HELGE HOVLAND
	CALCASIEU PASS	 	ISLE DERNIERE
	CHESAPEAKE BAY	 	LANCASTER
	COASTAL HARVESTER	 	LOUISIANA
	COTE BLANCHE BAY	 	MARSH ISLAND
	DIAMOND REEF	 	MISSISSIPPI SOUND
	EARL J. CONARD, JR.	 	RACHEL BURTON
	FROSTY MORN	 	SHEARWATER
	G.P. AMELIA	 	SMITH ISLAND
	G.P. ANNA	 	SMUGGLER’S POINT
	G.P. CHAUVIN	 	TERREBONNE BAY
	GRAND ISLE	 	TIDELANDS

 given by 
 OMEGA PROTEIN, INC. 
 to 
 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 
 dated 
 October 21, 2009 
  
  

 SYNOPSIS OF MORTGAGE 
  

					
	 Name and Official
 Numbers of
Vessels:
	  		  	
		  	ATCHAFALAYA BAY	  	O.N. 539603
		  	BEACHCOMBER	  	O.N. 288224
		  	BULL DOG	  	O.N. 581304
		  	CALCASIEU PASS	  	O.N. 651261
		  	CHESAPEAKE BAY	  	O.N. 541069
		  	COASTAL HARVESTER	  	O.N. 588862
		  	COTE BLANCHE BAY	  	O.N. 509347
		  	DIAMOND REEF	  	O.N. 517603
		  	EARL J. CONARD, JR.	  	O.N. 547733
		  	FROSTY MORN	  	O.N. 276926
		  	G.P. AMELIA	  	O.N. 943917
		  	G.P. ANNA	  	O.N. 943908
		  	G.P. CHAUVIN	  	O.N. 944035
		  	GRAND ISLE	  	O.N. 541024
		  	GULF SHORE	  	O.N. 539469
		  	GUSSIE J. FLYNN	  	O.N. 563509
		  	HELGE HOVLAND	  	O.N. 571186
		  	ISLE DERNIERE	  	O.N. 618126
		  	LANCASTER	  	O.N. 556177
		  	LOUISIANA	  	O.N. 270596
		  	MARSH ISLAND	  	O.N. 532142
		  	MISSISSIPPI SOUND	  	O.N. 563685
		  	RACHEL BURTON	  	O.N. 298819
		  	SHEARWATER	  	O.N. 624092
		  	SMITH ISLAND	  	O.N. 563942
		  	SMUGGLER’S POINT	  	O.N. 651567
		  	TERREBONNE BAY	  	O.N. 508200
		  	TIDELANDS	  	O.N. 501955
		
	Type of Instrument:	  	First Preferred Fleet Mortgage
		
	Date of Instrument:	  	October 21, 2009
		
	 Name of Shipowner
 (Percentage
of
 Vessels owned):
	  	OMEGA PROTEIN, INC. (100%)
		
	Address of Shipowner:	  	 2105 Citywest Blvd., Suite 500
 Houston, Texas 77042-2838

					
	Name of Mortgagee:	  	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
		
	Address of Mortgagee:	  	2500 Citywest Blvd., Suite 1100
		  	Houston, Texas 77042
		  	Attention: John L. Kallina
		
	Total Amount of Mortgage:	  	$67,500,000.00 (exclusive of interest, fees, expenses and performance of mortgage covenants)

  

 Synopsis of Mortgage - ii 

 FIRST PREFERRED FLEET MORTGAGE 
 THIS FIRST PREFERRED FLEET MORTGAGE (this “Mortgage”) dated October 21, 2009 is given by OMEGA PROTEIN,
INC., a Virginia corporation (the “Shipowner”) with offices at 2105 Citywest Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, Texas 77042, to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the
“Mortgagee”) with offices at 2500 Citywest Blvd., Suite 1100, Houston, Texas 77042, Attention: John L. Kallina. 
 R E C I T A L S 
 A. The Shipowner is the sole legal and beneficial owner
of the whole of each of the following vessels: 
  

			
	 Name
	  	Official No.
		
	 ATCHAFALAYA BAY
	  	539603
	 BEACHCOMBER
	  	288224
	 BULL DOG
	  	581304
	 CALCASIEU PASS
	  	651261
	 CHESAPEAKE BAY
	  	541069
	 COASTAL HARVESTER
	  	588862
	 COTE BLANCHE BAY
	  	509347
	 DIAMOND REEF
	  	517603
	 EARL J. CONARD, JR.
	  	547733
	 FROSTY MORN
	  	276926
	 G.P. AMELIA
	  	943917
	 G.P. ANNA
	  	943908
	 G.P. CHAUVIN
	  	944035
	 GRANDE ISLE
	  	541024
	 GULF SHORE
	  	539469
	 GUSSIE J. FLYNN
	  	563509
	 HELGE HOVLAND
	  	571186
	 ISLE DERNIERE
	  	618126
	 LANCASTER
	  	556177
	 LOUISIANA
	  	270596
	 MARSH ISLAND
	  	532142
	 MISSISSIPPI SOUND
	  	563685
	 RACHEL BURTON
	  	298819
	 SHEARWATER
	  	624092
	 SMITH ISLAND
	  	563942
	 SMUGGLER’S POINT
	  	651567
	 TERREBONNE BAY
	  	508200
	 TIDELANDS
	  	501955

 each duly documented in the name of the Shipowner under the laws and flag of the United States of
America (each, a “Vessel” and collectively, the “Vessels”); and 

 B. Pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Omega Protein
Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“Omega”), the Shipowner (who, together with Omega are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Borrowers” and individually, a “Borrower”), each subsidiary of
Omega listed as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages thereto (the “Guarantors”), and the Mortgagee (as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, called the “Loan Agreement”), and other
documents executed in connection therewith, the Mortgagee has agreed to make available to the Borrowers a revolving credit facility (which includes a sub-facility for issuance of letters of credit) up to $35,000,000.00 (the “Credit
Facilities”) and to enter into various interest rate, commodity, currency hedging or swap transactions up to $25,000,000.00 and provide certain treasury or cash management services up to $7,500,000.00, and the form of Loan Agreement,
without Schedules or Exhibits, is attached as Schedule I hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and 
 C. The
Shipowner, in order to secure the repayment of all amounts from time to time due under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the performance and observance of and compliance with the covenants, terms and conditions contained in the
Loan Agreement, this Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this First Preferred Fleet Mortgage under and pursuant to the United States Ship Mortgage Act of 1920, as amended, recodified at 46 U.S.C.
§ 31301 et seq. (the “Ship Mortgage Act”). 
 NOW THEREFORE, THIS MORTGAGE WITNESSETH
(with defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined having the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement and the rules of interpretation set forth in Section 1.02 thereof applying hereto): 
 That in consideration of the premises and of the sums loaned and to be loaned as above recited and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof are hereby acknowledged, and in order to secure the payment when due of all amounts owed by the Loan Parties under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with the terms
thereof, and the payment of all other sums as may hereafter become secured by this Mortgage in accordance with the terms hereof, and to secure the performance and observance by each Loan Party of, and the compliance by each Loan Party with, all of
the covenants, terms and conditions contained herein and in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Shipowner by these presents does hereby grant, convey, mortgage, pledge, assign, transfer, set over and confirm the whole of the Vessels
unto the Mortgagee, its successors and assigns, together with all of the engines, machinery, masts, spars, rigging, boats, anchors, chains, cables, tackle, apparel, fuel, furniture, fittings and equipment and all other appurtenances to the Vessels
appertaining or belonging, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, whether on board or not, and all additions, improvements and replacements hereafter made in or to the Vessels, or any part thereof, or in or to the equipment and appurtenances
aforesaid, all of which shall be deemed to be included in the term “Vessels” as used in this Mortgage; 
 TO
HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto the Mortgagee, its successors and assigns, forever, upon the terms herein set forth for the enforcement of the payment of amounts owed by the Loan Parties under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to
secure the performance and observance by each Loan Party of, and compliance by each Loan Party with, the covenants, terms and conditions in this Mortgage and in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents contained, such payment and performance
obligations being described as the “Obligations” in the Loan Agreement; 
  

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 PROVIDED, ONLY, and the conditions of these presents are such, that if the Shipowner or any
other Loan Party shall pay or cause to be paid to the Mortgagee the principal of the indebtedness aforesaid and interest thereon as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Mortgage, the Loan Agreement and
the other Loan Documents and all other such sums as may hereafter become secured by this Mortgage in accordance with the terms hereof, and the Shipowner and each other Loan Party shall perform, observe and comply with all the covenants, terms and
conditions in the Loan Agreement, this Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, to be performed, then these presents and the rights hereunder shall cease, determine and be void, otherwise to be and remain in full force and
effect. 
 IT IS HEREBY COVENANTED, DECLARED AND AGREED that the property above described is to be held subject to the further
covenants, conditions, provisions, terms and uses hereinafter set forth. 
 ARTICLE I 
 COVENANTS OF THE SHIPOWNER 
 The Shipowner hereby covenants and agrees with the Mortgagee as follows: 
 Section 1.01. Payment of Obligations. The Shipowner shall pay and perform the Obligations, including the payment when due of the indebtedness evidenced as aforesaid and interest thereon and the observance, performance and
compliance with each and every one of the covenants, terms and conditions herein and in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, on its part to be observed, performed or complied with. 
 Section 1.02. Corporate Covenants. The Shipowner was duly organized and is now validly existing as a corporation under the laws
of the Commonwealth of Virginia; it is now and shall remain during the life of this Mortgage an “eligible owner” within the meaning of 46 U.S.C. § 12103(b), and any and all successor statutes thereto, and any and all regulations
promulgated under any thereof, satisfying the ownership requirements of 46 U.S.C. § 12113(c) and 46 C.F.R. § 356.3(e), and any and all successor statutes thereto, and any and all regulations promulgated under any thereof, and
qualified under applicable law to engage in the U.S. Fisheries Trade; it is duly authorized to mortgage the Vessels; and all corporate actions necessary and required by law for the execution and delivery of this Mortgage have been duly and
effectively taken. 
 Section 1.03. Title. The Shipowner lawfully holds title to and is lawfully possessed of the
Vessels free from any Lien whatsoever, or any commitment to make the Vessels available for charter or sale or use by any Governmental Authority, other than the Lien of this Mortgage and any other Permitted Liens. The Shipowner shall warrant and
defend the title to, and the lawful possession of, each of the Vessels, and every part thereof, for the benefit of the Mortgagee against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever. 
  

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 Section 1.04. Conformance to Ship Registration Laws. The Shipowner, at its sole
cost and expense, shall comply with and satisfy all the provisions and requirements of the Ship Mortgage Act and the American Fisheries Act of 1998, Public L. No. 105-277, 122 Stat. 2681, 2681-616 (codified in scattered sections of 46 U.S.C.)
(the “Fisheries Act”), and any and all successor statutes thereto, and any and all regulations thereunder, in order to establish and maintain this Mortgage as a first preferred fleet mortgage thereunder upon the Vessels and upon all
renewals, improvements and replacements made in or to the same. 
 Section 1.05. No Violation of Laws. The Shipowner
further covenants that it shall not cause or permit the Vessels to be operated in any manner contrary to law and shall not engage in any unlawful trade or violate any law or carry any cargo that will expose the Vessels to penalty, forfeiture or
capture, and shall not do, or suffer or permit to be done, anything that can or may injuriously affect the documentation of any Vessel under the laws and regulations of the United States and shall at all times keep each of the Vessels duly
documented thereunder. 
 Section 1.06. Payment of Taxes. The Shipowner shall pay and discharge when due and
payable, from time to time, all taxes, assessments, governmental charges, fines and penalties lawfully imposed on the Vessels or any income therefrom, unless the same are being contested in good faith by legal proceedings being diligently pursued,
adequate reserves have been established on the books of the Shipowner with respect thereto and there exists no danger of arrest, forfeiture or sale of any Vessel by reason of the non-payment thereof. 
 Section 1.07. No Right to Grant Liens. None of the Shipowner, any charterer, the Master of any of the Vessels, or any other
Person, has or shall have any right, power or authority to create, incur or permit to be placed or imposed or continued upon the Vessels, any Lien whatsoever other than the Lien of this Mortgage and other Permitted Liens. 
 Section 1.08. Notice of Mortgage. The Shipowner shall place or cause to be placed, and at all times and places shall retain or
cause to be retained, a properly certified copy of this Mortgage on board each of the Vessels with her papers and shall cause such certified copy and such papers to be exhibited to any and all Persons having business therewith that might give rise
to any Lien thereon other than Liens for crew’s wages and salvage, and to any representative of the Mortgagee; and shall place or cause to be placed and keep prominently displayed or cause to be prominently displayed in the chart room and in
the Master’s cabin of each of each Vessel a framed printed notice in plain type reading as follows: 
 “NOTICE OF
MORTGAGE 
 This Vessel is documented in the name of OMEGA PROTEIN, INC. and is covered by a FIRST PREFERRED FLEET MORTGAGE
given to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION under authority of the United States Ship Mortgage Act of 1920, as amended, recodified at 46 U.S.C. § 31301 et seq., as amended. Under the terms of said Mortgage, neither the
Shipowner, any charterer, the Master of this Vessel nor any other person has any right, power or authority to create, incur or permit to be imposed upon this Vessel any lien whatsoever other than for crew’s wages and salvage.” 

 

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 Section 1.09. No Liens. Except for Permitted Liens, the Shipowner shall not
create or suffer to be continued any Lien on any Vessel or any income therefrom and in due course shall pay or cause to be paid or discharged or make adequate provision for the payment or discharge of all claims or demands that, if not paid or
discharged, might result in the creation of such a Lien and shall cause the Vessel to be released or discharged from each such Lien therefor. 
 Section 1.10. Judicial Action. If any judicial action is commenced against any of the Vessels or if any of the Vessels is otherwise attached, levied upon, or taken into custody or detained by
any proceeding in any court or tribunal or by any government or other authority, the Shipowner shall promptly notify the Mortgagee or cause the Mortgagee to be notified promptly in accordance with Section 3.05 hereof and shall cause such
Vessel to be released and all Liens thereon to be discharged other than the Lien of this Mortgage and any other Permitted Lien, and shall promptly notify the Mortgagee or shall cause the Mortgagee to be notified promptly thereof in the manner
aforesaid. 
 Section 1.11. Maintenance of Vessels. The Shipowner shall at all times and without cost or expense to
the Mortgagee maintain and preserve, or cause to be maintained and preserved, each of the Vessels in good running order and repair, so that each of the Vessels shall be, in so far as due diligence can make her so, tight, staunch, strong and well and
sufficiently tackled, apparelled, furnished, equipped and in every respect seaworthy and in good operating condition. Each of the Vessels shall, and the Shipowner covenants that it shall, at all times comply with all applicable laws, treaties and
conventions of the United States, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder, and shall have on board as and when required thereby valid certificates showing compliance therewith. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Shipowner shall
not make, or permit to be made, any substantial change in the structure, type and speed of any of the Vessels or change in any of the Vessels’ rigs, without the prior written approval of the Mortgagee. 
 Section 1.12. Inspection of Vessels. Subject to any applicable restrictions in the Loan Agreement, the Shipowner shall at all
times afford the Mortgagee or its authorized representatives, at the risk and expense of the Shipowner, full and complete access to each of the Vessels at any time (and in the absence of an Event of Default, upon reasonable prior notice) and from
time to time during normal business hours for the purpose of inspecting the same and her cargo and papers and, at the request of the Mortgagee, the Shipowner shall deliver for inspection copies of any and all contracts and documents relating to the
Vessels, whether on board or not. 
 Section 1.13. No Change in Flag. So long as this Mortgage shall remain
outstanding, the Shipowner shall not transfer or change the flag of any of the Vessels without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee, and any such written consent to any one transfer or change of flag shall not be construed to be waiver of this
provision with respect to any subsequent proposed transfer or change of flag. 
 Section 1.14. No Sale or Transfer.
Except as expressly permitted by the Loan Agreement, the Shipowner shall not sell, mortgage, transfer, charter or transfer the management

  

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of any Vessel without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee, and any such written consent to any one such sale, mortgage, transfer, charter or transfer of management shall not be construed
to be a waiver of this provision with respect to any subsequent proposed sale, mortgage, transfer, charter or transfer of management. Any such sale, mortgage, transfer, charter or transfer of the management of any Vessel shall be subject to the
provisions of this Mortgage and the Lien it creates. 
 Section 1.15. Insurance. 
 (a) The Shipowner shall, at its sole cost and expense, when and so long as this Mortgage shall be outstanding, insure the Vessels and keep
each Vessel insured, in lawful money of the United States, for an amount not less than the full commercial value of such Vessel. No Vessel shall in any event be insured for an amount less than the agreed valuation as set forth in the applicable
marine and war risk policies. Such insurance shall cover marine and war risk perils, on hull and machinery, and shall be maintained in the broadest forms available in the American or British insurance markets or such other markets as may be
satisfactory to the Mortgagee. No Vessel shall operate in or carry any cargoes or proceed into any area then excluded by trading warranties under its marine or war risk policies (including protection and indemnity) without obtaining any necessary
additional coverage, satisfactory in form and substance, and evidence of which shall be furnished, to the Mortgagee. 
 (b) The
policy or policies of insurance shall be issued by responsible underwriters acceptable to the Mortgagee, shall contain the conditions, terms, stipulations and insuring covenants satisfactory to the Mortgagee in its reasonable judgment and shall be
kept in full force and effect by the Shipowner so long as this Mortgage shall be outstanding. All such policies, binders, cover notes and other interim insurance contracts shall be executed and issued in the name of the Shipowner and shall, to the
extent that the Mortgagee shall require, provide that loss be payable to the Mortgagee for distribution by it to itself and the Shipowner as their respective interests may appear and shall provide for at least thirty (30) days’ prior
notice to be given the Mortgagee by the broker and/or underwriters in the event of cancellation or material alteration. The Mortgagee (and such other Persons as the Mortgagee may designate from time to time) shall be named as co-assureds on all such
policies, cover notes and insurance contracts but without liability of the Mortgagee or any such other Person for premiums or calls. All such cover notes, and if requested by the Mortgagee at any time and from time to time all such policies, binders
and other interim insurance contracts, shall be deposited with the Mortgagee. The Shipowner shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Mortgagee annually a detailed report signed by a firm or firms of marine insurance brokers satisfactory to the
Mortgagee as to the insurance maintained in respect of the Vessels, as to their opinion that such insurances are at least comparable to that which is customarily maintained for properties of a similar character employed under similar
conditions’ of operation by prudent companies engaged in a similar business and as to compliance with the provisions of this Section 1.15. In addition, the Shipowner shall maintain or cause to be maintained protection and indemnity
insurance and coverage that is carried and maintained for properties of a similar character employed under similar conditions of operation by prudent companies engaged in a similar business and in the maximum available amount on commercially
reasonable terms against pollution liability, through underwriters or associations acceptable to the Mortgagee and in the maximum amount available with respect to coverage other than pollution liability that is carried and maintained for

  

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properties of a similar character employed under similar conditions of operation by prudent companies engaged in a similar business; provided, however, that war risk protection and
indemnity insurance shall be in an amount not less than the amount of insurance against total loss. Such insurance policies shall provide for at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to be given to the Mortgagee by the underwriters
or association in the event of cancellation or material alteration or the failure of the Shipowner to pay any premium or call that would suspend coverage under the policy or the payment of a claim thereunder. The Shipowner shall furnish a copy of
each insurance policy with respect to any Vessel to the Mortgagee. 
 Unless otherwise required by the Mortgagee by notice to
the underwriters, although the following insurance is payable to the Mortgagee, so long as no Event of Default exists, any loss in an amount of less than $5,000,000.00 under any insurance on the Vessels with respect to protection and indemnity risks
may be paid directly to the Shipowner to reimburse it for any loss, damage or expense incurred by it and covered by such insurance or to the Person to whom any liability covered by such insurance has been incurred. Any loss under any insurance with
respect to the Vessels involving any damage to any Vessel (other than a loss under any insurance on the Vessels with respect to protection and indemnity risks), shall be paid directly to the Mortgagee for application pursuant to
Section 2.10 hereof in the event that either (i) the loss is in an amount of $5,000,000.00 or more, or (ii) an Event of Default exists. 
 (c) The Shipowner shall not declare or agree with the underwriters that any Vessel is a constructive or compromised, agreed or arranged constructive total loss without the prior written consent of the
Mortgagee. 
 (d) The Shipowner shall comply with and satisfy all of the provisions of any applicable law, rule, regulation,
proclamation or order concerning financial responsibility for liabilities imposed on the Shipowner or any of the Vessels with respect to pollution including, without limitation, the U.S. Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Water Pollution
Control Act Amendment of 1972 and as it may be further amended, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended from time to time, and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended from time to time, and shall maintain all certificates or other
evidence of financial responsibility as may be required by any such law, regulation, proclamation or order with respect to the trade in which any of the Vessels from time to time is engaged and the cargoes carried by it. 
 Section 1.16. Reimbursement of Expenditures. The Shipowner shall reimburse the Mortgagee on demand, with interest at the highest
rate of interest otherwise in effect under the Loan Agreement (not including any Default Rate then in effect) plus two percent (2.00%) per annum, for any and all expenditures that the Mortgagee may from time to time make, lay out or expend in
providing such protection in respect of insurance, discharge or purchase of Liens, taxes, dues, assessments, governmental charges, fines and penalties lawfully imposed, repairs, attorneys’ fees and other matters as the Shipowner is obligated
herein to provide, but fails to provide. Such obligation of the Shipowner to reimburse the Mortgagee shall be an additional indebtedness due from the Shipowner, secured by this Mortgage, and shall be payable by the Shipowner on demand. The
Mortgagee, though privileged so to do, shall be under no obligation to the Shipowner to make any such expenditures, nor shall the making thereof relieve the Shipowner of any default in that respect. 
  

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 ARTICLE II 
 EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 
 Section 2.01.
Remedies. If an Event of Default shall exist, then and in each and every such case the Mortgagee shall have the right to: 
 (a) Exercise all the rights and remedies in foreclosure and otherwise given to the Mortgagee by the provisions of applicable law, including, but not limited to, the provisions of the Ship Mortgage Act; 
 (b) Bring suit at law, in equity or in admiralty, as the Mortgagee may determine, to recover judgment for any and all amounts due under Loan
Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise hereunder, and collect the same out of any and all property of the owner whether covered by this Mortgage or otherwise; 
 (c) To the extent permitted by, and subject to, applicable law (including, without limitation, the Fisheries Act and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto), take the Vessels, or any of them,
wherever the same may be, without legal process and without being responsible for loss or damage; and the Shipowner or other Person in possession forthwith upon demand of the Mortgagee shall surrender to the Mortgagee possession of the Vessels, as
demanded by the Mortgagee, and the Mortgagee may, without being responsible for loss or damage, hold, lay up, lease, charter, operate or otherwise use the Vessels, or any of them, for such time and upon such terms as it may deem to be for its best
advantage, accounting only for the net profits, if any, arising from such use and charging all receipts from such use or from the sale of the Vessels, or any of them, by court proceedings or pursuant to Subsection (d) next following, and
all costs, expenses, charges, damages or losses by reason of such; and if at any time the Mortgagee shall avail itself of the right herein given it to take the Vessels or any of them and shall take any such Vessel, the Mortgagee shall have the right
to dock such Vessel or Vessels for a reasonable time at any dock, pier or other premises of the Shipowner without charge, or to dock it or them at any other place at the cost and expense of the Shipowner; and 
 (d) To the extent permitted by, and subject to, applicable law (including, without limitation, the Fisheries Act and the regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto), and without being responsible for loss or damage, where it has acted reasonably and in good faith, sell the Vessels or any of them at any place and at such time as the Mortgagee may specify and in such manner as the
Mortgagee may deem advisable free from any claim by the Shipowner in admiralty, in equity, at law or by statute, after first giving notice (in the case of a public sale) of the time and place of sale with a general description of the property in the
following manner: 
 (i) By publishing such notice for five (5) consecutive days in a daily newspaper of general
circulation published in Houston, Texas; 
 (ii) If the place of sale should not be Houston, Texas, then also by publication of
a similar notice in a daily newspaper, if any, published at the place of sale; and 
 (iii) By sending a similar notice by telex
or telecopier confirmed by registered mail to the Shipowner at its address hereinafter set forth on or before the day of first publication. 
  

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 Section 2.02. Effect of Sale; Credit Bids. Any sale of any Vessel made pursuant
to this Mortgage, whether under the power of sale hereby granted or any judicial proceedings, shall operate to divest all right, title and interest of any nature whatsoever of the Shipowner therein and thereto, and shall bar the Shipowner, its
successors and assigns, and all Persons claiming by, through or under them. No purchaser shall be bound to inquire whether notice has been given, or whether any default has occurred, or as to the propriety of the sale, or as to the application of
the proceeds thereof. In case of such sale, the Mortgagee shall be entitled, for the purpose of mailing settlement or payment for the property purchased to use and apply the unpaid balance of any amount owed to the Mortgagee pursuant to the Loan
Agreement or any other Loan Document in order that there may be credited against the amount remaining due and unpaid thereon the sums payable out of the net proceeds of such sale to the Mortgagee after allowing for the costs and expense of sale and
other charges; and thereupon such purchaser shall be credited, on account of such purchase price, with the net purchase price that shall have been so credited. At such sale, the Mortgagee may bid for and purchase such property, and upon compliance
with the terms of sale and to the extent permitted by, and subject to, applicable law (including, without limitation, the Fisheries Act and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto) may hold, retain and dispose of such property without further
accountability therefor. 
 Section 2.03. Conveyance; Title. The Mortgagee is hereby appointed attorney-in-fact of
the Shipowner, coupled with an interest in the Vessels, to execute and deliver to any purchaser aforesaid, and is hereby vested with full power and authority to make, in the name and on behalf of the Shipowner, good conveyance of the title to any
Vessel so sold. In the event of a sale of the Vessels or any of them, the Shipowner shall, if and when required by the Mortgagee, execute such form of conveyance of such Vessels or Vessel as the Mortgagee may direct or approve. This appointment as
attorney-in-fact shall not create any fiduciary relationship or obligation on the part of the Mortgagee. 
 Section 2.04.
Collection of Accounts, Insurance, Etc. The Mortgagee is hereby appointed attorney-in-fact of the Shipowner, coupled with an interest in the Vessels, to demand, collect, receive, compromise and sue for, in the name of the Shipowner, so long
as any Event of Default shall exist and so far as may be permitted by law, all freights, hire, earnings, issues, revenues, income and profits of any of the Vessels, and all amounts due from underwriters under any insurance thereon as payment of
losses or as return premiums or otherwise, salvage awards and recoveries, recoveries in general average or otherwise, and all other sums due or to become due during the existence of the Event of Default in respect of any of the Vessels or in respect
of any insurance thereon from any Person whomsoever, and to make, give and execute in the name of the Shipowner acquittances, receipts, releases or other discharges for the same, whether under seal or otherwise, and to endorse and accept in the name
of the Shipowner all checks, notes, drafts, warrants, agreements and all other instruments in writing with respect to the foregoing. This appointment as attorney-in-fact shall not create any fiduciary relationship or obligation on the part of the
Mortgagee. 
 Section 2.05. Possession. Whenever any right to enter and take possession of any of the Vessels
accrues to the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee may require the Shipowner to deliver, and the Shipowner shall on such demand, at its own cost and expense, deliver such Vessel as demanded. If any legal proceedings shall be taken to enforce any right under
this Mortgage, the Mortgagee shall be entitled as a matter of right to the appointment of a receiver of the Vessels and the freights, hire, earnings, issues, revenues, income and profits due or to become due arising from the operation thereof.

  

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 Section 2.06. Court Action. The Shipowner hereby authorizes and empowers the
Mortgagee or its appointees or any of them, so long as any Event of Default shall exist, to appear in the name of the Shipowner, its successors and assigns, in any court of any country or nation of the world where a suit is pending against any of
the Vessels because of or on account of any alleged Lien against such Vessel from which such Vessel has not been released and to take such proceedings as to the Mortgagee or its appointees or any of them may seem proper towards the defense of such
suit and the purchase or discharge of such Lien, and all expenditures made or incurred by them or any of them for the purpose of such defense, purchase or discharge shall be a debt due from the Shipowner, its successors and assigns, to the
Mortgagee, and shall be secured by the Lien of this Mortgage in like manner and extent as if the amount and description thereof were written herein. 
 Section 2.07. Rights Cumulative. Each and every power and remedy herein given to the Mortgagee shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other power and remedy herein given or now
or hereafter existing at law, in equity, in admiralty or by statute, and each and every power and remedy whether herein given or otherwise existing may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the
Mortgagee, and the exercise or the beginning of the exercise of any power or remedy shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right to exercise at the same time or thereafter any other power or remedy. No delay or omission by the Mortgagee in the
exercise of any right or power or in the pursuance of any remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver of any such Event of Default or to be an acquiescence thereof; nor shall
the acceptance by the Mortgagee of any security or of any payment of or on account of any amount payable pursuant to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document maturing after any Event of Default or of any payment on account of any past Event of
Default, be construed to be a waiver of any right to take advantage of any future Event of Default or of any past Event of Default not completely cured thereby. 
 Section 2.08. Cure by Shipowner. If at any time an Event of Default exists, or after acceleration of the Monetary Obligations, and prior to the actual sale of any of the Vessels by the
Mortgagee or prior to any foreclosure proceedings, the Shipowner offers to cure completely all Events of Default and to pay all out-of-pocket expenses, advances and damages to the Mortgagee arising from such Events of Default, with interest payable
pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents; then the Mortgagee may, but shall have no obligation to, accept such offer and restore the Shipowner to its former position, but such action shall not affect any subsequent Event of
Default or impair any rights consequent thereon. 
 Section 2.09. Restoration of Position after Suit. In case the
Mortgagee shall have proceeded to enforce any right, power or remedy under this Mortgage by foreclosure, entry or otherwise, and such proceeding shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or shall have been determined adversely to the
Mortgagee, then and in every such case the Shipowner and the Mortgagee shall be restored to their respective former positions and rights hereunder with respect to the property subject or intended to be subject to this Mortgage, and all rights,
remedies and powers of the Mortgagee shall continue as if no such proceedings had been taken, and this Mortgage shall remain in full force and effect. 
  

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 Section 2.10. Application of Proceeds. The proceeds of the sale of any of the
Vessels or of any insurance maintained on any of the Vessels and the net earnings of any charter operation or other use thereof by the Mortgagee under any of the powers herein specified pursuant to or under the terms of this Mortgage or in any
proceedings hereunder, the application of which has not elsewhere herein been specifically provided for, shall be applied as follows: 
 FIRST: To the payment of all fees, costs, expenses and charges, including the expenses of any sale, the expenses of any retaking, attorneys’ fees, court costs, and any other expenses or advances made or incurred by the Mortgagee
in the protection of its rights or the pursuance of its remedies hereunder, and to provide adequate indemnity against Liens claiming priority over or equality with the Lien of this Mortgage; 
 SECOND: To the Mortgagee for application in accordance with the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and 
 THIRD: To the payment of any surplus thereafter remaining to the Shipowner or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled thereto.

 In the event that the proceeds and amounts referred to above received by the Mortgagee are insufficient to pay in fill the
amounts specified in paragraphs “FIRST” and “SECOND” above, the Mortgagee shall be entitled to collect the balance from the Shipowner or from any other Person or entity liable therefor. 
 Section 2.11. Replacement of Equipment. So long as no Event of Default exists, the Shipowner (a) shall be suffered and
permitted to retain actual possession and use of the Vessels and (b) shall have the right, from time to time, in its discretion, and without application to the Mortgagee, and without obtaining a release thereof by the Mortgagee, but subject to
the applicable terms of the Loan Agreement, to dispose of, free from the Lien hereof, any engines, machinery, bowsprits, masts, spars, rigging, boats, anchors, cables, chains, tackle, apparel, furniture, fittings or equipment or any other
appurtenances to the Vessels that are no longer useful, necessary, profitable or advantageous in the operation of the Vessels, first or simultaneously replacing the same by new engines, machinery, bowsprits, masts, spars, rigging, boats, anchors,
chains, cables, tackle, apparel, furniture, fittings, equipment or other appurtenances of substantially equal value to the Shipowner, which shall forthwith become, automatically and without necessity of any action on the part of any Person, subject
to the Lien of this Mortgage as a first preferred fleet mortgage thereon. 
 ARTICLE III 
 SUNDRY PROVISIONS 
 Section 3.01. Summary of Terms. The total amount of the direct or contingent obligations that is or may be secured by this Mortgage is $67,500,000.00 (exclusive of interest, costs, expenses and fees). The date of maturity of
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each Vessel. It is not intended that this Mortgage shall include property other than the Vessels, and it shall not include property other than the Vessels as the term “vessel” is used
in Subsection (c)(2) of Section 31322 of Title 46 United States Code, as amended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for property other than the Vessels, if any should be determined to be covered by this Mortgage, the discharge amount is
one one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%) of the total amount. 
 Section 3.02. Successors and Assigns. All the
covenants, promises, stipulations and agreements of the Shipowner in this Mortgage contained shall bind the Shipowner and its permitted successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Mortgagee and its successors and assigns.

 Section 3.03. Agents of Mortgagee. Wherever and whenever herein any right, power or authority is granted or given
to the Mortgagee, such right, power and authority may be exercised in all cases by the Mortgagee or such agent or agents as it may appoint, and the act or acts of such agent or agents when taken shall constitute the act of the Mortgagee hereunder.

 Section 3.04. Invalidity. If any one or more of the provisions of this Mortgage should at any time for any reason
be declared invalid, void or otherwise inoperative by a court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration or decision shall not affect the validity of any other provision or provisions of this Mortgage or the validity of this Mortgage as a whole.

 Section 3.05. Notice. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be mailed, telecopied or delivered, if to any party, at the following address: 
 if to the Mortgagee, to it at the following
address: 
 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 
 2500 Citywest Blvd., Suite 1100 
 Houston, Texas 77042 
 Attention: John L. Kallina 
 Telecopier: (713) 273-8530 
 if to the Shipowner, to it at the following address: 
 Omega Protein, Inc. 
 2105 Citywest Blvd., Suite 500 
 Houston, Texas 77042-2838 
 Attention: Robert W. Stockton 
 Telecopier: +1-713-940-6122 
 or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated
by such party in a written notice to the other party complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section 3.05. All such notices and other communications shall be effective, (a) if mailed, when received or three (3) Business
Days after deposited in the mails, whichever occurs first, (b) if telecopied, when transmitted and confirmation received, or (c) if delivered, upon delivery. 
  

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 Section 3.06. Preferred Status of Mortgage. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, nothing herein shall waive the preferred status of this Mortgage under the Ship Mortgage Act or under the corresponding provisions of any act in any other jurisdiction in which it is sought to be enforced and that, if any
provision or portion of this Mortgage shall be construed to waive its preferred status, then such provision or portion to such extent shall be void and of no effect. 
 Section 3.07. Choice of Law. This Mortgage shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the federal maritime laws of the United States of America and, to the extent such laws are
inapplicable, by the laws of the State of Texas, except the rules governing conflicts of law. 
 Section 3.08. Further
Assurances. The Shipowner hereby undertakes at its own cost and expense to execute, sign, perfect, do and (if required), register every such further assurance, document, act or thing reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of
maintaining or perfecting or exercising the security constituted by this Mortgage. 
 Section 3.09. Remedies Not
Exclusive. Each and every power and remedy in this Mortgage specifically given to the Mortgagee shall be in addition to every other power and remedy herein specifically given or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, admiralty, or by
statute, and each and every power and remedy, whether specifically in this Mortgage given or otherwise existing, may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Mortgagee, and the exercise or the
commencement of the exercise of any such power or remedy shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right to exercise at the same time or thereafter any other power or remedy under this Mortgage. 
 Section 3.10. No Waiver. None of the terms and conditions of this Mortgage may be changed, waived, modified or varied in any
manner whatsoever unless in writing duly signed by the Shipowner and the Mortgagee. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Shipowner has executed thus Mortgage on the day and year first above
written. 
  

			
	SHIPOWNER:
	
	OMEGA PROTEIN, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert W. Stockton

		 	Robert W. Stockton
		 	Vice President and Treasurer

  

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF MORTGAGE 
  

			
	STATE OF TEXAS	  	§
		  	§
	COUNTY OF HARRIS	  	§

 This instrument was acknowledged before me on October 21, 2009, by Robert W.
Stockton, Vice President and Treasurer of Omega Protein, Inc., a Virginia corporation, on behalf of said corporation. 
  

	
	 /s/ Kelly Lee

	Notary Public, State of TexasAircraft Security Agreement

 Exhibit 10.6 
 AIRCRAFT SECURITY AGREEMENT 
 THIS AIRCRAFT
SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of October 21, 2009 among OMEGA PROTEIN CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), OMEGA PROTEIN, INC., a Virginia corporation
(“OPI” and, together with the Company, the “Borrowers” and each a “Borrower”), together with the other parties identified as “Obligors” on the signature page hereto and such other parties
that may become Obligors hereunder after the date hereof (together with the Borrowers, individually an “Obligor”, and collectively the “Obligors”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national
banking association (the “Lender”). 
 R E C I T A L S : 
 A. Pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, modified, extended, renewed or replaced from time to
time, the “Loan Agreement”, the form of which, without Schedules or Exhibits, is attached as Exhibit A hereto for definitional purposes only and incorporated herein by reference) among the Borrowers and Lender has agreed
to make loans, issue letters of credit and make other financial accommodations upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and 
 B. This Agreement is required by the terms of the Loan Agreement. 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 Section 1. 
 (a) Defined Terms. The following terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth below: 
 “Aircraft” means and includes (a) the Airframe, (b) the Engines, and (c) any and all manuals, logbooks, flight records, maintenance records, and other historical information or records of each Obligor
relating to (a) or (b). 
 “Airframe” means and includes that certain airframe identified on
Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, together with any and all parts, appliances, components, instruments, accessories, accessions, attachments, equipment, or avionics (including, without limitation, radio,
radar, navigation systems, or other electronic equipment but excluding Engines or engines installed thereon) installed in, attached to, appurtenant to, or delivered with or in respect of such Airframe. 
 “Collateral” has the meaning provided in Section 2 of this Agreement. 
 “Cape Town Treaty” has the meaning provided in 49 U.S.C. § 44113(1). 

 “Engine” means and includes those certain aircraft engines installed on an
Airframe together with any and all parts, appliances, components, accessories, accessions, attachments or equipment installed on, appurtenant to, or delivered with or in respect of such Engines. 
 “Event of Default” means the failure of any Obligor to comply with the terms of this Agreement or any Event of Default as
defined in the Loan Agreement. 
 “International Registry” has the meaning provided in 49 U.S.C.
§ 44113(3). 
 “Secured Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations,
covenants and duties of, any Obligor arising under or in respect of the Loan Agreement or otherwise with respect to any loan or letter of credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to
become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Obligor or any affiliate thereof of any proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code or other applicable debtor
relief laws naming such person or entity as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. The foregoing shall also include (a) all obligations under any interest rate,
commodity, currency hedging or swap transaction between any Obligor and any Lender or affiliate of a Lender that is permitted by the terms of the Loan Agreement and (b) all obligations under any Treasury Management Services between any Obligor
and any Lender or affiliate of a Lender. 
 “Treasury Management Services” means any agreements or amounts owed
for the provision of treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, zero balance accounts, returned check, concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and
reporting and trade finance services. 
 (b) Terms Defined in the Loan Agreement. All other terms used herein which are
defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same meaning herein unless the context otherwise requires. Such terms include, without limitation, “Closing Date”, “Loan Documents”, and “Loan Party”

 Section 2. Grant of Security Interest. To secure the payment of the Secured Obligations, however created, arising
or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now existing or hereafter acquired, and future advances, and all costs and expenses incurred by the Lender to obtain, preserve, perfect and enforce the security interest granted
herein and to maintain, preserve and collect the property subject to the security interest, each Obligor hereby grants to the Lender a continuing first priority security interest in and lien upon the following described property, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired (collectively, the “Collateral”): (i) the Aircraft (including, without limitation, the Airframe and the Engines); (ii) all right, title, and interest of each Obligor in and to any purchase agreement,
rental agreement, charter agreement, or other agreement(s) respecting the Aircraft and/or any of the Engines, including, but not limited to, Obligor’s right to receive, either directly or indirectly, from any party or person, any rents or other
payments due under such agreement(s); (iii) the propellers (if any), appliances, and spare parts identified and/or described by type and location on Exhibit B hereto; (iv) any and all substitutions, replacements, and proceeds
of any of the foregoing items, including, but not limited to, proceeds of insurance covering the Airframe, the

  

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Engines, and or any other portion of the Collateral, and any and all accounts, general intangibles, contract rights, inventory, equipment, money, drafts, instruments, deposit accounts, or other
tangible or intangible property of each Obligor resulting from the sale (authorized or unauthorized) or other disposition of the Collateral, or any portion thereof, and the proceeds thereof, and (v) all proceeds of the foregoing. 
 Section 3. Obligors’ Warranty of Title. Except for the security interest granted under this Agreement, each Obligor
warrants that such Obligor is (or, to the extent that the Collateral is to be acquired hereafter, will be) the owner of the Collateral free from any prior security interest, lien or encumbrance. Each Obligor will defend the Collateral against all
claims and demands of all persons or entities claiming any interest therein. 
 Section 4. International Registry.
Each Obligor warrants that none of the Aircraft are capable of transporting eight (8) or more persons (including crew), or goods in excess of 2750 kilograms and that each Engine has less than 550 rated takeoff shaft horsepower or the equivalent
of such horsepower. 
 Section 5. Obligors Will Execute and Deliver Documents. Each Obligor will, at the
Lender’s written request, furnish the Lender such information and execute and deliver to the Lender such documents and do all such acts and things as Lender may reasonably request and as are necessary or appropriate to assist the Lender in
establishing and maintaining a valid security interest in the Collateral and to assure that the Collateral is properly titled and registered and the security interest perfected to the Lender’s satisfaction. The Obligors will pay the cost of
filing all appropriate documents in all public offices where the Lender deems such filings to be necessary or desirable. The Obligors will and, as applicable, hereby authorize the Lender to: (a) record, register and file the security interest
under this Agreement, each and every supplement hereto, and such notices, financing statements, registrations and other instruments as may from time to time be requested by the Lender with the appropriate agencies, if any, in the United States of
America (including the filing of UCC-1 financing statements in the United States of America) and with the International Registry established under the Cape Town Treaty as adopted by the United States of America, as the Lender may reasonably require
in its sole and absolute discretion to perfect, maintain perfected or further protect the Lender’s security interest in the Aircraft and the other items of the Collateral, the value or priority thereof, and the rights and remedies of the Lender
hereunder, such recordation, registration and filing to be in form and substance acceptable to the Lender; (b) furnish evidence of every such recording, registering and filing; and (c) execute and deliver or perform, or cause to be
executed and delivered or performed, such further and other instruments reasonably requested by the Lender as are required to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement and to subject the Collateral to the lien created or intended to be
created by this Agreement, including (i) any and all acts and things which may be reasonably requested by the Lender with respect to the terms of the Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft signed at Geneva,
Switzerland on June 19, 1948 and the laws and regulations of the United States of America, including the Cape Town Treaty, to perfect and preserve the rights of the Lender hereunder, and (ii) defending the title of the Obligors to the
Collateral and any and all parts thereof, by means of negotiation and, if necessary, appropriate legal proceedings, against every party claiming the same through or under the Obligors or otherwise. 
  

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 Section 6. Power of Attorney. Each Obligor hereby irrevocably appoints the
Lender as its attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for it and in its name (which power shall be exercisable only during the existence of an Event of Default) and coupled with an interest in the Collateral to
endorse the name of such Obligor on any checks or other instruments or evidences of payment or other documents in connection with or pertaining to the Collateral that may come into the possession of the Lender; to compromise, prosecute or defend any
action, claim or proceeding concerning the Collateral provided that the Lender has given notice of same to such Obligor; to do any and all acts which such Obligor is obligated hereby to do with respect to the Collateral; to exercise such
rights as such Obligor might exercise with respect to the Collateral; to give notice of the Lender’s security interest in and to collect the Collateral and any proceeds thereof, and to execute and file in such Obligor’s name any financing
statements, continuation statements, and amendments thereto required to perfect, maintain perfected or further perfect the Lender’s security interest in the Collateral granted hereunder, for the purposes of protecting and preserving the
Collateral and the Lender’s rights hereunder and therein, as and to the extent otherwise provided herein; and to do and perform each and every act necessary and property to carry out the purposes contemplated in this Agreement, as such Obligor
might or could do, if personally present, and such Obligor hereby ratifies and approves all that the Lender shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. 
 Section 7. Operation, Maintenance and Repair. The Obligors shall operate, maintain and repair the Collateral and retain actual control and possession thereof in accordance with the following
provisions: 
 (a) The Obligors shall have complete use of the Collateral until an Event of Default, and the Obligors shall use,
operate, maintain and store the Collateral, or any part hereof, properly, carefully and in compliance with all applicable statutes, ordinances, regulations, policies of insurance and manufacturer’s recommendations, including the recommendations
or requirements set forth in manufacturer’s operating and maintenance manuals. 
 (b) The Obligors agree that the
Collateral will be operated only by duly certified and qualified pilots and shall be based within the geographical boundaries of the United States of America. 
 (c) The Obligors shall be responsible for and pay for all expenses of owning and operating the Collateral, including, but not limited to, storage, fuel, lubricants, service, inspections, overhauls,
replacements, maintenance and repairs, all in compliance with the manufacturer’s operating and maintenance manuals and with Federal Aviation Administration rules and regulations. The Obligors shall properly maintain all records pertaining to
the maintenance and operation of the Collateral. 
 Section 8. Insurance. The Obligors will, at their own expense,
keep the Collateral insured at all times against loss, damage, theft and such other casualties as the Lender may reasonably require (including hull insurance) in such amounts, under such forms of policies, upon such terms, for such periods and with
such companies or underwriters as the Lender may (but has no obligation to) approve. Such insurance policies shall name the Lender as additional insured on liability coverage and as loss payee on all-risk coverage. Losses or refunds in all cases
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shall the amount of such physical damage insurance be less than the greater of the full replacement value or the fair market value of the Aircraft. All policies of insurance shall provide for at
least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of cancellation to the Lender, and shall contain a breach of warranty endorsement in favor of the Lender. The Lender may obtain such insurance if the Obligors do not provide such insurance. The
Obligors shall furnish to the Lender proof satisfactory to the Lender of compliance with the provisions of this Section 8. The Lender, and its assigns, are each hereby irrevocably appointed attorneys-in-fact for the Obligors coupled with
an interest in the Collateral to endorse for any Obligor any checks, drafts or other instruments whatsoever payable to such Obligor as proceeds or refunds for any such insurance and to make claims of loss and to sign proofs of loss against any
insurance company and to receive all payments. The Obligors will pay any deductible portion of such insurance. All risk of loss, damage, destruction or confiscation shall at all times be with the Obligors. 
 Section 9. Each Obligor’s Possession. Until the existence of an Event of Default, the Obligors may have possession of the
Collateral and use it in any lawful manner not inconsistent with this Agreement and the Loan Agreement. The Lender may examine and inspect the Collateral, wherever located, at all reasonable times, subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement. At its
option, but without assuming any obligation to do so, the Lender may discharge taxes, liens or security interests, or other encumbrances levied or asserted against the Collateral, may place and pay for insurance thereof, may order and pay for the
repair, maintenance and preservation thereof, and may pay any necessary filing or recording fees. Amounts paid by the Lender under the preceding sentence shall be added to the Secured Obligations, shall be secured by the Collateral and shall be
payable upon demand, together with interest at the rate computed as provided in the Loan Agreement until paid in full. The Obligors shall at all times keep the Collateral and any proceeds therefrom separate and distinct from other property of the
Obligors and shall keep accurate and complete records of the Collateral and any such proceeds. 
 Section 10.
Default. During the existence of an Event of Default, the Lender may require the Obligors to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Lender at a place to be designated by the Lender which is reasonably convenient to both parties.
The requirements of the Texas Uniform Commercial Code for reasonable notification to the Obligors of the time and place of any proposed public sale of the Collateral or of the time after which any private sale or other intended disposition is to be
made shall be met if such notice is mailed, postage prepaid, to each Obligor’s address, as shown herein, at least ten (10) days before the time of the sale or disposition. The proceeds of any such disposition shall be applied to pay the
Secured Obligations in the manner contemplated by the Loan Agreement. The Obligors shall be jointly and severally liable for any deficiency after application of such proceeds, to the extent permitted by law. If after the default by any Obligor, the
Collateral is returned to or recovered by the Lender, the Obligors agree the Lender may fly or otherwise move the Collateral for demonstration or other purposes reasonably related to a proposed public or private sale or other disposition of the
Collateral. 
 Section 11. Waiver of Default. No waiver by the Lender of any default or Event of Default shall be
effective unless in writing, nor operate as a waiver of any other default or Event of Default or of the same default or Event of Default in the future. 
  

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 Section 12. Restriction on Transfer or Liens. No Obligor will, without the prior
written consent of the Lender, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber the Collateral, or any interest therein, or offer to do so or remove or attempt to remove the Collateral from the United States of America (except in the normal operation of each
Obligor’s business or except as permitted under the Loan Agreement). Except as permitted under the Loan Agreement, the Obligors will keep the Collateral free from any adverse security interest, lien or encumbrance and will not permit the
Collateral to be attached or replevied. 
 Section 13. Taxes. The Obligors will promptly pay, when due, all taxes
and assessments upon the Collateral or upon its use or operation. 
 Section 14. Change of Address. The Obligors
represent that their chief executive office is at 2105 Citywest Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, Texas 77042-2838. The Obligors agree that the location of such chief executive office shall not be changed without ten (10) days’ prior written
notice to the Lender. 
 Section 15. Governing Law; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial. 
 (a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCEPT THE
RULES GOVERNING CONFLICTS OF LAW. 
 (b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. EACH OBLIGOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY
SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS SITTING IN HARRIS COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF,
IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RELATED LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES
THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH TEXAS STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT
IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER RELATED LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL
AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE LENDER OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RELATED LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY OBLIGOR OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY OR ITS PROPERTIES
IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION. 
 (c) WAIVER OF VENUE. EACH OBLIGOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO

  

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THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RELATED LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b)
OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT. 
 (d) SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREIN.
NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. 
 (e) WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RELATED LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER
PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER RELATED LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. 
 Section 16. Attorneys’ Fees. In the event suit is brought by the Lender to interpret, construe or enforce any term or
provision of this Agreement, to collect any money due thereunder, or to obtain any money damages or equitable relief for breach of the Agreement, the Lender shall be entitled, in addition to any other available remedy, for reimbursement of
reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, costs of investigation and related expenses. 
 Section 17.
Enforceability. The unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect the validity of any other provision hereof. 
 Section 18. Binding Agreement. All obligations of each Obligor hereunder shall bind the heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of such Obligor. The liabilities of the Obligors hereunder shall be joint and several.
All rights of the Lender and the holders of the Secured Obligations hereunder shall insure to the benefit of their successor and assigns. 
 Section 19. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon each Obligor, its successors and assigns and shall inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Lender and the holders of
the Secured Obligations hereunder. 
  

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 Section 20. No Fiduciary Relationship. The granting of any power of attorney in
this Agreement shall not create any fiduciary obligations or relationship on the part of the Lender for the benefit of any Obligor. 
 Section 21. Rights Cumulative. The rights, powers and remedies of Lender hereunder shall be in addition to all rights, powers and remedies given by statute, rule of law or any other Loan Document and are cumulative. The exercise
of any one or more of the rights, powers and remedies provided herein shall not be construed as a waiver of any of the other rights, powers and remedies of Lender. Furthermore, regardless of whether or not the Uniform Commercial Code is in effect in
the jurisdiction where such rights, powers and remedies are asserted, Lender shall have the rights, powers and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code, as amended from time to time. 
 Section 22. Written Changes Only. No term or provision of this Agreement may be changed or waived orally, but only by an
instrument in writing signed by both parties hereto. 
 Section 23. Notices. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, sent via recognized overnight courier service, or sent by telecopier, addressed if to the Lender, as the following addresses: 
 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 
 2500 Citywest Blvd., Suite 1100 
 Houston, Texas 77042 
 Attention: John L. Kallina 
 Telephone: (713) 273-8513 
 Telecopier: (713) 273-8530 
 With a copy to: 
 Winstead PC 
 1100 JPMorgan Chase Tower 
 600 Travis Street 
 Houston, Texas 77002 
 Attention: Nelson R. Block 
 Telephone: (713) 650-2746 
 Telecopier: (713) 650-2400 
 or at such other address for such purpose as the Lender shall have furnished to Obligor in writing, or 
  

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 if to Obligor, at the following address: 
 Omega Protein Corporation 
 2105 Citywest Blvd., Suite 500 
 Houston, Texas 77042-2838 
 Attention: Robert W. Stockton 
 Telephone: (713) 940-6184 
 Telecopier: (713) 940-6122 
 With a copy to: 
 Porter & Hedges, LLP 
 1000 Main Street, Suite 3600 
 Houston, Texas 77001 
 Attention: William W. Wiggins, Jr. 
 Telephone: (713) 226-6627 
 Telecopier: (713) 226-6227 
 Section 24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, which taken together shall constitute one instrument and each of which shall be considered an original for
all purposes. 
 Section 25. Acceptance. This Agreement shall be deemed accepted by the Lender upon its delivery by
the Obligors on the Closing Date. 
 Section 26. Entire Agreement. THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER
RELATED LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Obligors have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
respective officers as of the date set forth above. 
  

			
	OBLIGORS:
	
	OMEGA PROTEIN CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert W. Stockton

		 	Robert W. Stockton
		 	 Executive Vice President and
 Chief Financial Officer

	
	OMEGA PROTEIN, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert W. Stockton

		 	Robert W. Stockton
		 	Vice President and Treasurer
	
	PROTEIN FINANCE COMPANY
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert W. Stockton

		 	Robert W. Stockton
		 	Vice President and Treasurer
	
	OMEGA INTERNATIONAL MARKETING COMPANY
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert W. Stockton

		 	Robert W. Stockton
		 	Vice President and Treasurer

  

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	OMEGA INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert W. Stockton

		 	Robert W. Stockton
		 	Vice President and Treasurer
	
	OMEGA SHIPYARD, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert W. Stockton

		 	Robert W. Stockton
		 	Vice President and Treasurer
	
	PROTEIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert W. Stockton

		 	Robert W. Stockton
		 	Vice President and Treasurer

  

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