This external, independent evaluation assessed results of the European Union-funded Improving food security and reducing poverty through intraregional fish trade in sub-Saharan Africa (FishTrade) project managed by WorldFish, in partnership with the African Union – InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). The evaluation used the range of methods to triangulate findings in response to a series of evaluation questions organised according to the OECD DAC evaluation criteria and therefore assessed the project’s relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability. Finally, the evaluation provided a set of evidence-led, actionable recommendations for future project design and implementation.