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JCU Aquaculture Association Student association that promotes aquaculture related events at James Cook University, Australia.

Mark your calendar - our very own National Barramundi Day celebration is only 5 weeks away!Date📅: Friday, 16 OctoberTime...
10/09/2026

Mark your calendar - our very own National Barramundi Day celebration is only 5 weeks away!

Date📅: Friday, 16 October
Time🕑: 12-2 pm
Location📍: Central Plaza

Come together to enjoy some barramundi burgers, meet the farmers from Spring Creek Barra , watch barra filleting demonstration by Junya Minami live, and explore barra related research projects at JCU 🐟

Call for volunteers:Aquaculture Immersion DayThis Thursday (13 August) 12:30 - 13:30, Central PlazaTasks:Help out servin...
11/08/2026

Call for volunteers:
Aquaculture Immersion Day
This Thursday (13 August) 12:30 - 13:30, Central Plaza

Tasks:
Help out serving lunch to students from local high schools - and help yourself with free lunch :)
Also, this is a unique opportunity to share opinion and give advice to prospective students as a current JCU student.

If interested, please message us or send an email to: [email protected]

Only a few days out from Oyster Day, and we want to know… what do you know about oysters? And what would you like to lea...
09/08/2026

Only a few days out from Oyster Day, and we want to know… what do you know about oysters? And what would you like to learn?

We had our AGM on Monday, and voted in our 2026 Execs!The new AQA Executive Committee for 2026 are:President: Junya ()Vi...
18/11/2025

We had our AGM on Monday, and voted in our 2026 Execs!

The new AQA Executive Committee for 2026 are:
President: Junya ()
Vice President: Nicole ()
Secretary: Maria ()
Treasurer: Ricky (.v._)
Events and Social Media Coordinators: Josie () and Andria ()

A huge thank you to our outgoing Execs of 2025, for all their effort in making AQA events a huge success!

See you all in 2026!

Hey guys!! We have an exciting event coming up which will a Tassal industry night followed by our AGM meeting 🦐🫶🏻 detail...
28/10/2025

Hey guys!! We have an exciting event coming up which will a Tassal industry night followed by our AGM meeting 🦐🫶🏻 details: Explore Careers in Aquaculture with Tassal!
Tassal is visiting the Townsville JCU campus to share information about job opportunities at their Northern QLD prawn farms and across Australia. This is a great chance to learn more about the aquaculture industry, current roles available, and potential career pathways – whether you’re after casual work, graduate positions, or looking to kickstart a long-term career in a growing industry.

📅 Tuesday, 4 November
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 Building 142, Room 111

Not much longer to go for our National Barramundi Day celebration!Come join us for an afternoon of food, networking and ...
13/10/2025

Not much longer to go for our National Barramundi Day celebration!

Come join us for an afternoon of food, networking and competition, featuring the coolest fish! 🐟

📅 17 Oct, 25
🕕 12pm to 2pm
📍 Central Plaza, James Cook University, TSV

Highlights:
- eat some Barra burgers
- participate in the Barra photo comp and Barra inspired art comp
- watch a filleting Masterclass by
- meet staff from for first hand insights on how the farm operates and for opportunities on farm!

Haven’t got plans for Halloween? You do now! JCU AQA and JCU Dive Club have come together this year to pull off our best...
01/10/2025

Haven’t got plans for Halloween? You do now!

JCU AQA and JCU Dive Club have come together this year to pull off our best pub crawl yet! Come get shipwrecked with us this Halloween! 🏴‍☠️💀

Theme: “Under the Sea, but make it spooky!” 👻

Get ready for a night of costumes, cocktails and creatures ‘under the sea’! 🐙🐳🐠🦀

Buy tickets here -> https://events.humanitix.com/halloween-pub-crawl-uwxgs9nc/tickets

(Tickets are limited so get in quick!)

Also don’t forget our Recovery BBQ the next day at the Riverway lower lagoon! Nothing like a snag and a swim to fight that hangover!

National Barramundi Day is right around the corner and we like to celebrate this commercially valuable and versatile fis...
29/09/2025

National Barramundi Day is right around the corner and we like to celebrate this commercially valuable and versatile fish!

Come join us for an afternoon of food, networking and competition, featuring the coolest fish! 🐟

📅 17 Oct, 25
🕕 12pm to 2pm
📍 Central Plaza, James Cook University, TSV

Highlights:
- eat some Barra burgers
- participate in the Barra photo comp and Barra inspired art comp
- watch a filleting Masterclass by
- meet staff from for first hand insights on how the farm operates and for opportunities on farm!

It’s almost that time of year again! JCU AQA and JCU Dive Club have come together this year to pull off our best pub cra...
04/09/2025

It’s almost that time of year again!

JCU AQA and JCU Dive Club have come together this year to pull off our best pub crawl yet! Come get shipwrecked with us this Halloween! 🏴‍☠️💀

Theme: “Under the Sea, but make it spooky!” 👻

Get ready for a night of costumes, cocktails and creatures ‘under the sea’! 🐙🐳🐠🦀

Tickets coming soon!

The Phycology Society has launched this cool new initiative to have your algae inspired art featured on a t-shirt! Entri...
03/09/2025

The Phycology Society has launched this cool new initiative to have your algae inspired art featured on a t-shirt!

Entries are open now, and winner will be announced on the 24th of November!

If you’re interested, art can be submitted via this link:
https://forms.gle/E9UVhkRnVBbvWqYU6

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1 James Cook Drive
Townsville, QLD
4810

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