0 0 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁sea ▁water ▁flow ▁system ▁that ▁can ▁take ▁samples . ▁The ▁on - board ▁lab ▁can ▁perform ▁chemical ▁analysis ▁of ▁those ▁water ▁samples . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁trans du cers ▁for ▁meas uring ▁ocean ▁curr ents , ▁sub - bottom ▁profil ing , ▁and ▁deep ▁water ▁bath ym etry . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Deep water ▁Hor izon ▁oil ▁sp ill , ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁environmental ▁monitoring ▁of ▁affected ▁areas ▁and ▁to ▁track ▁under water ▁pl umes ▁of ▁oil . ▁ ▁The ▁Ros enst iel ▁School ' s ▁research ▁in verte br ate ▁museum ▁houses ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁extensive ▁collections ▁of ▁in verte br ate ▁tropical ▁marine ▁life ▁with ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁spec im ens . ▁It ▁includes ▁Atlantic ▁tropical ▁marine ▁in verte br ates . ▁The ▁collection ▁consists ▁of ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁spec imen ▁lots , ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁ 3 8 , 9 0 0 ▁are ▁catalog ed ▁and ▁identified ▁species . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁R S MA S ▁has ▁conducted ▁an ▁under water ▁phot ography ▁contest ▁that ▁draw s ▁international ▁subm issions . ▁R S MA S ▁also ▁makes ▁under water ▁photograph s ▁available ▁through ▁its ▁Digital ▁Atlas ▁of ▁Marine ▁Species ▁and ▁Loc ations , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁database ▁that ▁includes ▁photos ▁of ▁specific ▁marine ▁species . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁R S MA