Planned national park: Dissei (Desie), Madote and Shek Said islands

The Eritrean Ministry of Marine Resources has selected Dissei (Desie), Madote and Shek Said islands to be part of a national park to protect the natural environment and historical sites. This is a planned/selected designation rather than a confirmed declared protected area with published fishing prohibitions, so any extractive-fishing (including spearfishing) ban is prospective, not confirmed. Desie lies about 33 km south-east of Massawa, between the Zula and Buri peninsulas, in the Northern Red Sea Region. Coordinates are a representative center for Dissei island.