Coastal Lake Assessment and Management Tool (CLAM): South West Rocks Creek, Kempsey Shire Council

The Coastal Lake Assessment and Management (CLAM) tool allows stakeholders to assess the social, economic and environmental trade-offs associated with development, remediation and use options for coastal lakes and estuaries. Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) developed CLAM in 2004 when contracted by the NSW State Government to provide sustainability assessments of 8 coastal lakes. Several projects have since been established directly with local government and NRM groups.\n\nTo date, 27 CLAMs have been developed in New South Wales, where they generally fit within estuary management or catchment management plans. To develop these CLAMs and build local capacity to maintain them, ANU-Enterprise Pty Ltd - the commercial company of ANU developed an Accreditation Scheme whereby local consultants are trained in the CLAM approach.

海岸湖泊评估与管理工具（Coastal Lake Assessment and Management，缩写CLAM）可协助利益相关方评估沿海湖泊与河口在开发、修复及各类利用方案下的社会、经济与环境权衡关系。澳大利亚国立大学（Australian National University，缩写ANU）的研究人员于2004年受新南威尔士州政府委托，为8处沿海湖泊开展可持续性评估工作期间，开发了CLAM工具。自此之后，已有多个项目直接与地方政府及自然资源管理（Natural Resource Management，缩写NRM）团体合作落地。
截至目前，新南威尔士州已开发完成27套CLAM工具，此类工具通常被纳入河口管理或流域管理计划体系。为开发此类CLAM工具并培养本地运维能力，澳大利亚国立大学旗下商业实体ANU企业私人有限公司（ANU-Enterprise Pty Ltd）制定了认证体系，通过该体系为本地顾问提供CLAM方法的专项培训。