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EXHIBIT 10.2

                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT

         THIS CONSULTING  AGREEMENT  ("Agreement") is made this 1st day of April
(the "Effective Date"), by and between Corporate  Imaging,  with offices located
at 11024 North 28th Drive, Suite 200, Phoenix, Arizona USA 85029 ("Consultant"),
and Mariculture Systems,  Inc., a Washington corporation with offices located at
7221 196th St. S.W. Suite D2, Lynnwood, Washington 98036 ("Client").

                                    RECITALS

A.   Consultant,  and its network of professionals,  is experienced in providing
     business  management,  public  and  investor  relations  and other  related
     corporate  advisory  services  and  assistance  to business  organizations,
     institutions and firms;

B.   Consultant  is  also   experienced  in  advising  and  assisting   business
     organizations,  institutions  and firms to manage,  institute and otherwise
     effectuate capital restructuring,  such services include without limitation
     the  introduction  of such  entities  to  appropriate  lenders  and  equity
     investors for purpose of attracting and raising debt and/or equity capital;

C.   Client will be a publicly traded corporation;

D.   Client  wishes to engage the  services  of  Consultant  and its  network of
     professionals  to include  Client  within the select and  limited  group of
     clients for which Consultant and the professionals provide various business
     managerial and consulting services;

E.   Consultant  agrees to be  retained  for the  foregoing  purposes  for which
     Consultant has the requisite skills, abilities and qualifications,  subject
     to the terms and conditions provided herein.

                                    AGREEMENT

         NOW THEREFORE,  in consideration of the mutual promises,  covenants and
agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,  the
receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  expressly  acknowledge,   Client  and
Consultant agree as follows:

1.   Recitals

         The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein
by this reference.

2.   Engagement of Consultant

         Client  hereby  appoints  Consultant  and  Consultant's   professionals
(Consultant's  Professionals")  to  be  its  business,  managerial,  and  public
relations counsel and hereby retain and employ Consultant, pursuant to the terms
and conditions of the Agreement.  Consultant accepts such appointment and agrees
to perform the services pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

3.   Term of Agreement

         This  Agreement  shall have an initial  term of one year (the  "Initial
Term")  commencing  April 1, 1997 and shall not extend  beyond the Initial  Term
unless the parties enter into a separate and

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independent written agreement.  This Agreement may be terminated by either party
upon sixty (60) days written notice to the other party. The parties agree not to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this section unreasonably or in bad faith.

4.   Duties of Consultant

         A. Corporate  Imaging  Services.  Client  retains  Consultant to assist
Client with  Client's  media and public  relations  management  by providing the
services of consultants  and other  professionals,  such services to include the
review of  Client's  present  media and  public  relations  management,  and the
recommendation  of means of  Client's  customer  base  and  otherwise  improving
Client's corporate image generally.  Specifically,  Consultant agrees to provide
the following services related to media and public relations:

          i.  acting as advisor to Client  with  respect to  communications  and
          information   distributions,   such  as  interviews,   press  release,
          shareholder reports, etc. as well as planning, designing,  developing,
          organizing,   writing  and  distributing   such   communications   and
          information;

          ii. receive,  manage, and respond to all incoming telephone calls from
          or pertaining to Client's shareholders and investors,  and shareholder
          and investor relations;

          iii. assist with all shareholder meetings which are formally announced
          and called to order, including the preparation of agendas,  documents,
          materials, and presentations to be presented at such meetings;

          iv.  assist  in  the  planning,   preparation  and  distribution,   if
          appropriate, if marketing materials, news releases, securities filings
          and disclosures and related matters pertaining to media relations;

          v. assist Client to make Client and Client's managements, products and
          activities  known to  appropriate  media  and  business  publications,
          analysts,  advisors,  and other members of the business  community and
          the public generally, and to seek out new business acquisitions, which
          are consistent with Client's strategic growth plan;

          vi. provide  information  pertaining to the trading of Client's common
          stock, such as closing stock prices and trading volume.

The  entirety of the  services to be  provided  by  Consultant  pursuant to this
Subsection 4 A, shall hereinafter  collectively be referred to as the "Corporate
Imaging Services".

     B. Financial Consulting Services.  Client also retains Consultant to assist
     Client to  improve  Client's  Capital  structure  by  providing  advice and
     assistance  to Client  regarding  Client's  capital  structure and possible
     capital  reorganization,  such services also to include the introduction of
     Client to appropriate sources of debt and/or equity capital.

     The entirety of the services to be provided by  Consultant  pursuant to the
     Subsection  4.B.,  shall  hereinafter  collectively  be  referred to as the
     "Financial Consulting Services".

5.   Duties of Client

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         (a) On a regular and timely basis,  Client shall provide Consultant and
         Consultant's designees with all approved data and pertinent information
         about Client and Client's management,  products, and operations. Client
         shall advise Consultant of any facts which would affect the accuracy of
         any prior  data or  information  provided  Consultant  or  Consultant's
         Professionals by Client.

         (b) Client  shall use its best efforts to promptly  provide  Consultant
         and  Consultant's  Professionals  with full and complete  copies of all
         federal and state  securities  filings and reports;  complete copies of
         all shareholder reports and communications whether or not prepared with
         the assistance of Consultant or Consultant's Professional; all data and
         information provided to any analysts, broker-dealers, market makers, or
         other   members  of  the  financial   community;   and  copies  of  all
         product/service brochures, sales materials, etc.

6.   Representation and Indemnification

         (a) Client shall be deemed to make a continuing  representation  of the
         accuracy  of any and all  material  facts,  information  and data which
         Client supplies to Consultant or Consultant's Professionals, and Client
         acknowledges   its   awareness   that   Consultant   and   Consultant's
         Professionals   will  rely  on  such   continuing   representation   in
         disseminating  such  information  and otherwise  performing  its public
         relations functions.

         (b) Consultant,  in the absence of written notice from Client, may rely
         upon  the  continuing  occurrence  of  material  information  and  data
         supplied by Client.

         (c) Client hereby agrees to indemnify  Consultant against,  and to hold
         Consultant  harmless from any claims,  demands,  suits, loss,  damages,
         including legal fees and expenses  arising from  Consultant's  reliance
         upon the occurrence and  continuing  accuracy of such facts,  material,
         information and data, if and only if, the facts, materials, information
         and data was provided to Consultant by Client.

7.   Compensation

     A. Corporate  Imaging Services.  For Corporate  Imaging Services  Rendered,
     Client shall pay Consultant and/or Consultant's  designee(s) in the form of
     free  trading  common  stock of  Client  (the  "Common  Stock")  registered
     pursuant  to a Form S-8  registration  statement  or  similar  registration
     statement, as follows:

               i. Upon  execution  of this  Agreement  or not more than five (5)
               calendar  days from the  Effective  Date,  Client shall convey or
               cause to be conveyed to Consultant or  Consultant's  designee(s),
               Twenty three  thousand  (23,000)  shares of Client's free trading
               common stock;

               ii.  Client shall convey or cause to be conveyed to Consultant or
               Consultant's  designee(s) monthly compensation  comprised of Zero
               (0) shares of Client's free trading  common stock,  such payments
               to be made on or before  the first  (1st)  calendar  day of each,
               month commencing August 1st, 1998.

     The Common Stock to be issued to Consultant and/or Consultant's designee(s)
pursuant  to  this  Subsection  7.A  shall  be  duly  issued,   fully  paid  and
nonassessable upon its conveyance to Consultant and or Consultant's designee(s).

     B.  Financial  Consulting  Services.   For  Financial  Consulting  Services
     rendered and for services provided by Consultant  pertaining to the closing
     of any transaction or agreement

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     which  provides  capital  to  Client  and  which  involves  a  third  party
     introduced to Client by Consultant,  Client agrees to compensate Consultant
     by paying  Consultant or  Consultant's  designee(s)  the equivalent of five
     percent  (5%) of the gross dollar  amount of capital  provided to Client or
     Client's  designee(s)  pursuant to any transaction or agreement executed in
     connection with an introduction to such third party.

     All compensation owed to Consultant or Consultant's designee(s) pursuant to
this  Subsection  7.B, shall be paid to Consultant or  Consultant's  Designee(s)
within three (3) business days of the earlier to occur of either (i) the release
of any such  proceeds or capital  from  escrow,  or (ii) the receipt of any such
proceeds or capital by Client or Client's designee(s).

         If Client  should  request  Consultant  to perform  other  services not
included in the Services  listed in Section 4 herein,  Client  shall  compensate
Consultant  or  Consultant's  designee(s)  as may be agreed to by the parties in
connection with those specific services.

8.   Best Efforts Basis

         The parties agree that they  individually  and separately  shall at all
times  faithfully  and to the best of their  experience,  ability,  and talents,
perform all the duties  that may be required of and from each other  pursuant to
the terms of this  Agreement.  Consultant does not guarantee or warrant that its
efforts  shall  have any  impact on  Client's  business  or that any  subsequent
financial improvement shall result from Consultant's efforts. Client understands
and  acknowledges  that the  success or failure of  consultant's  efforts may be
predicted on Client's assets and operating  results as well as Client's  ability
to attract capital through the public securities markets.

9.   Client's Right to Approve Consultant's Actions

         Client expressly retains the right to approve,  in its sole discretion,
the public relations and advisory  services provided by Consultant that involves
Client,   including  without  limitation,   all  press  releases  and  marketing
materials.   Consultant  and  Client  mutually  agree  that  Consultant  is  not
authorized to enter into  agreements  on behalf of Client.  Client agrees not to
withhold its approval pursuant to this section unreasonably.

10.  Costs and Expenses

         Consultant  shall be  responsible  for  paying  all daily and  ordinary
expenses incurred during and in relation to Consultant's  performance under this
Agreement  including,  but not limited to, ordinary phone,  fax,  delivery,  and
copying expenses.  Client agrees to pay for all extraordinary  expenses, if any,
incurred by Consultant  in relation to  Consultant  in relation to  Consultant's
performance under this Agreement,  including without  limitation,  long distance
travel  expenses for any trips exceeding (50) miles taken on behalf of costs and
expenditures  prior to incurring  them.  Client will be  responsible to pay for;
news releases sent by a wire service, and up tp $1000 to produce a Due Diligence
package.

11.  Consultant is Not an Agent

         Consultant  obligations  under  this  Agreement  consist  solely of the
Consulting Services described herein. In no event shall Consultant be considered
to act as the agent of Client or otherwise  represent  or bind  Client.  For the
purposes of This Agreement,  Consultant is n independent  contractor.  All final
decisions with respect to acts of Client or its affiliates,  whether or not made
pursuant to or in reliance on  information  or advice  furnished  by  Consultant
hereunder, shall be those

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of Client or such  affiliated and  Consultant  shall under no  circumstances  be
liable for any expense  incurred or loss suffered by Client as a consequence  of
such action or decisions.

12.  Non-Exclusive Services

         Client  acknowledges that Consultant is currently providing services of
the same or similar nature to other parties and Client agrees that Consultant is
not prevented or barred from rendering  services of the same nature or a similar
nature to any other individual or entity. Consultant understands and agrees that
Client shall not be prevented or barred from retaining other persons or entities
to  provide  services  of the  same or  similar  nature  as  those  provided  by
Consultant. Consultant shall advise Client of Consultant's position with respect
to any  activity,  employment,  business  arrangement  or potential  conflict of
interest which may be relevant to this Agreement.

13.  Non-Circumvention of Consultant

         Client  agrees,  represents,  and  warrants  hereby  that it  will  not
circumvent  Consultant  with  respect  to any  prospective  lender or  investors
introduced by Consultant to Client nor with respect to any transaction,  merger,
acquisition,  or  other  business  opportunity  proposed  by,  assisted  with or
otherwise promoted by Consultant for the benefit of Client pursuant to the terms
of this  Agreement.  Client also agrees not to sell any stock on the open market
without first consulting with Consultant for the purpose of, without limitation,
possibly  coordinating efforts to minimize any adverse effects of such sale upon
the market price of Client's stock.

14.  Miscellaneous

     A. Authority. The execution and performance of this Agreement has been duly
     authorized by all requisite corporate action. This Agreement is a valid and
     binding obligation hereto.

     B. Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended or modified at any time and in
     any manner only by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.

     C. Waiver. All the rights and remedies of either party under this Agreement
     are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights and remedies  provided
     by law. No delay or failure on the part of either  party in the exercise of
     any right or remedy arising from a breach of this  Agreement  shall operate
     as a waiver of any  subsequent  right or remedy  arising  from a subsequent
     breach  of  this  Agreement.  The  consent  of any  party,  where  required
     hereunder,  to any act or occurrence shall not be deemed to be a consent to
     any other act or occurrence.

     D. Assignment.  Neither this Agreement nor any right created by it shall be
     assignable by either party without the prior written  consent of the other.
     Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon
     any  person,  other than the parties  and their  successors,  any rights or
     remedies under this Agreement.

     E. Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted by this
     Agreement  must be in writing and shall be deemed to be properly given when
     delivered in person to an officer of the other party, when deposited in the
     mails for  transmittal by certified or registered  mail,  postage  prepaid,
     when deposited with a courier such as Federal  Express or the like, or when
     sent by facsimile  transmission with a confirming copy by first class mail,
     provided that such communication is addressed:

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In the case of Consultant to:       Corporate Imaging
                                    Attn: Neil Rand, President
                                    11024 North 28th Street, Suite 200
                                    Phoenix, AZ 85029

                                    Telephone:        (602) 504-9230
                                    Facsimile:        (602) 504-9252

In the case of Client to:           Mariculture Systems, Inc.
                                    Attn: Bob Work
                                    7221 196th St. S.W. Suite D2
                                    Lynwood, Washington

                                    Telephone:        (602) 216-9600
                                    Facsimile:        (602) 216-9611

     or to such other  person or address  designated  by the  parties  hereto to
     receive  notice.  Any such notice  shall be deemed  received the earlier of
     actual receipt or five (5) business days following deposit of the same.

     F. Headings & Captions. The headings and paragraphs are included solely for
     convenience.  If a conflict  exists  between any heading and the text shall
     control.

     G. Entire  Agreement.  The instrument  and the exhibits  hereto contain the
     entire  Agreement  between  the  parties  with  respect to the  transaction
     contemplated  by the Agreement and no other prior written or oral statement
     or  agreement  shall be  recognized  or  enforced.  This  agreement  may be
     executed  in  any  number  of   counterparts   but  the  aggregate  of  the
     counterparts together constitute only one and the same instrument.

     H. Effect of Partial  Invalidity.  In the event that any one or more of the
     provisions  contained  herein in this Agreement  shall for any reason to be
     held  to be  invalid,  illegal,  or  unenforceable  in  any  respect,  such
     invalidity,  illegality  or  unenforceability  shall not  affect  any other
     provisions of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be constructed as if
     it never contained any such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

     I. Controlling Law. The validity,  interpretation,  and performance of this
     Agreement  shall be controlled by and construed under the laws of the State
     of Arizona.  Any legal action brought hereunder shall be properly commenced
     and  venue  shall  lie  only in a  state  or  federal  court  of  competent
     jurisdiction located in Maricopa County, Arizona

     J. Attorney's Fees. If any action at law or in equity,  including an action
     for declaratory  relief,  is brought to enforce or interpret the provisions
     of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover actual
     attorneys  fees from the other party.  The attorneys fees may be ordered by
     the court in the trial of any action  described in this paragraph or may be
     enforced in a separate action brought for determinating attorney's fees.

     K. Time is of the Essence.  Time is of the essence of this Agreement and of
     each and every provision hereof.

     L. Mutual  Cooperation.  The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other
     to achieve the purpose of this Agreement,  and shall execute such other and
     further  documents  and take  such  other  and  further  actions  as may be
     necessary or convenient to effect the transactions described herein.

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     M. Further  Actions.  At any time, and from time to time, each party hereto
     agrees to take  actions and to execute and  deliver  documents,  at its own
     expense, as may be reasonably  necessary to effectuate the purposes of this
     Agreement.

     N.  Indemnification.  Client and Consultant agree to indemnify,  defend and
     hold each other  harmless  from and against all demands,  claims,  actions,
     losses,  damages,  liabilities,  costs,  and  expenses,  including  without
     limitation,  interest,  penalties and attorneys fees and expenses  asserted
     against or imposed or  incurred by either  party by reason of or  resulting
     from a  breach  of any  representation,  warranty,  covenant  condition  or
     agreement of the other party to this Agreement.

     O. Facsimile Counterparts. If a party signs this Agreement and transmits an
     electronic  facsimile of the signature  page to the other party,  the party
     who receives the transmission  may rely upon the electronic  facsimile as a
     signed original of this Agreement.

     P.  Confidentiality.  Client  and  Consultant  agree  that  all  non-public
     information  furnished and to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement shall
     be held in strict  confidence  and shall  not,  without  the prior  written
     consent of the respective party, be disclosed in any manner whatsoever,  in
     whole or in part,  and shall not be used by the other party for any purpose
     other than fulfilling the terms of this Agreement detailed herein. The term
     "information"  shall  include,  but  is  not  limited  to,  all  documents,
     contracts,  memoranda,  customer names and lists,  analyses,  compilations,
     data studies,  financial data and other materials and information exchanged
     hereunder.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have executed  this  Agreement on the
date(s) written below.

[Consultant]
CORPORATE IMAGING

By:      /s/ Neil Rand                      Date:
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         Neil Rand
         Title: President

[Client]
Mariculture Systems, Inc., a (Washington) Corporation

By:      /s/ Bob Work                       Date:    March 11, 1997
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         Name: Bob Work
         Title: PresidentEXHIBIT 10.3
                          AGREEMENT TO COMPROMISE DEBT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Stephen Jaeb the undersigned being a creditor of MariCulture
Systems,  Inc.  hereby  enters into an  agreement to  compromise  and reduce the
indebtedness due the undersigned on the following terms and conditions:

1.   MariCulture  Systems,  Inc. and Stephen Jaeb  acknowledge  that the present
     debt is $50,000.00 in principal and $4,027.00 in interest.

2.   The  parties  agree  that  Stephen  Jaeb  shall  accept  54,027  shares  of
     MariCulture Systems,  Inc. common stock (par value $0.01 per share) as full
     and total  payment  on said debt and in  complete  discharge  of all monies
     presently due.

3.   This  agreement  shall be  binding  upon and  inure to the  benefit  of the
     parties, their successors, assigns and personal representatives.

         Signed this April 5, 1997

                 /s/ Stephen Jaeb
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                  Stephen Jaeb

                 /s/ David E. Meilahn
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                  Mariculture Systems, Inc.

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