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Stella Maris / Ocean Encounters
★★★★☆
(3,739)
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
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
175 Sightings
J
0
F
11
M
19
A
29
M
0
J
34
J
26
A
24
S
0
O
0
N
12
D
20
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
26 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
26
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
22 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
12
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
10
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
257 Sightings
J
11
F
27
M
33
A
25
M
0
J
32
J
27
A
32
S
30
O
15
N
0
D
25
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
169 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
21
A
22
M
0
J
35
J
17
A
26
S
15
O
15
N
0
D
18
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
143 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
16
A
22
M
0
J
39
J
14
A
12
S
11
O
0
N
0
D
29
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
133 Sightings
J
0
F
17
M
11
A
19
M
0
J
31
J
11
A
14
S
16
O
0
N
0
D
14
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
123 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
18
A
13
M
0
J
35
J
19
A
16
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
22
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3
Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo
Trumpetfish
110 Sightings
J
0
F
12
M
11
A
0
M
0
J
16
J
19
A
15
S
13
O
11
N
0
D
13
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel
Boxfish
98 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
37
J
18
A
23
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
20
