Indonesia’s Five-Year Development Plan (1993/94–1998/99) recognized the need to address depletion of coastal fisheries resources and pervasive poverty and social disadvantage among coastal communities. The objectives of the Coastal Community Development and Fisheries Resources Management Project were to (a) promote sustainable management of and conserve coastal fisheries resources by controlling destructive fishing practices and overfishing and improving fisheries resources and related habitats; and (b) reduce extensive poverty in coastal areas by providing opportunities to increase the incomes and improve the living standards of coastal communities. This Project Completion Report Validation reassesses the performance of the Coastal Community Development and Fisheries Resources Management Project based largely on the Project Completion Report’s presentation of evidence and analysis but looks at lessons and recommendations from a wider and independent perspective.