Goby Divers

Entering at the end of the breakwaters, 3 meters/9 feet; this first part with a sand bottom with many yellowhead jawfishes along the tick rope can be used as a guide to the drop-off at 12 meters/40 feet.

From the beach at Pirate Bay you can step right into the water! The reef starts with some sand but slowly slopes down to the wall that continues up to 40m. Along the way you will come across a pier and jetty on poles. You will also find a research station there.

In 1942 the USS Erie was torpedoed in this area and put ashore. From the ship a Kingfisher plane was thrown overboard and you can still find some wreckage of the plane as well as some parts of the Erie here. The ship itself is not here and was sunk several miles of the coast.

The first dive site just East of Piscadera Baai entrance. Protected from the South East waves, calm surface the majority of the times. with a nice drop-off with sponges and pencil corals, shallow waters with beautiful formations, also nice for snorkelers.

In front of the old water factory lies this gorgeous healthy shallow coral reef. There are lots of different hard corals and large barrel sponges and orange elephant ear sponges with a shallow steep wall just at the end of the coral reef.

Double Reef can either be a boat or shore dive. Located next to the MV Superior Producer, shore access is close to the Water Plant in Otrabanda. ​Double Reef is aptly named for a smaller, shallower reef, followed by a sandy area and a larger reef plateau. The second reef holds most of the action. Hard and soft corals — including very large brain coral — lots of green and spotted morays, cowfish, angelfish, tangs, urchins, puffers, anemones and tons of different kinds of parrotfish busily go about their day. As with most sites in Curacao, you’ll want to look closely and pay attention. This small island isn’t known for large pelagics, but rather the abundance of smaller, reef-dwelling critters and the healthy reefs they call home. Take the time to look in every nook and cranny, including the sand in between the two reefs here. In doing so, you’ll be rewarded with the crazy eyes of gobies and blennies, the bustling work of cleaner shrimp, tiny crabs, cute baby and juvenile boxfish, hiding eels, lurking lionfish and more. Relax here and pause to watch closely while working on your buoyancy, and enjoy the show. The first reef bottoms out at approx. 45 ft; the top of the outer reef starting at approx. 60 feet and dropping off to….. deep.