Stella Maris / Ocean Encounters

★★★★☆ (3,709)

This is a great house reef dive located from the shores of the Lions Dive and Beach Resort. Shore accessible, this site is perfect for newer divers and snorkelers and sits right inside the Curacao National Marine Park.

You’ll encounter many different colors of hard and soft corals and sponges plus tons of marine life like parrotfish, angelfish, stingrays, snapper, and more!

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

163 Sightings
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0
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18
A
29
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0
J
34
J
26
A
24
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0
O
0
N
12
D
20

Barracuda

26 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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26
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0
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0
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0
O
0
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0
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0

Octopus

22 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
M
0
J
12
J
0
A
0
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0
O
10
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0
D
0

Parrotfish

253 Sightings
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11
F
25
M
33
A
24
M
0
J
32
J
27
A
32
S
30
O
15
N
0
D
24

Lionfish

168 Sightings
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0
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0
M
21
A
22
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0
J
35
J
17
A
26
S
15
O
15
N
0
D
17

Angelfish

142 Sightings
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0
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16
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22
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0
J
39
J
14
A
12
S
11
O
0
N
0
D
28

Pufferfish

131 Sightings
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17
M
11
A
18
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0
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31
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11
A
14
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16
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0
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0
D
13

Butterfly Fish

121 Sightings
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0
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18
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12
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0
J
35
J
19
A
16
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0
O
0
N
0
D
21

Trumpetfish

108 Sightings
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0
F
10
M
11
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0
M
0
J
16
J
19
A
15
S
13
O
11
N
0
D
13

Boxfish

98 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
37
J
18
A
23
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0
O
0
N
0
D
20