atory , ▁numerical ▁model ing ; ▁Vol cano es ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁Ever gl ades ▁water ▁level ▁measurements ▁and ▁subs idence ▁through ▁satellite ▁images ▁Studies ▁of ▁the ▁coast al ▁quality ▁and ▁the ▁impact ▁on ▁human ▁health . ▁ ▁R S MA S ' s ▁Marine ▁Affairs ▁& ▁Policy ▁Division ▁also ▁conduct s ▁arch ae ological ▁and ▁pale ont ological ▁research ▁at ▁Little ▁Salt ▁Spring ▁in ▁Sar as ota ▁County . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁R S MA S ▁also ▁hosts ▁the ▁National ▁Center ▁for ▁Cor al ▁Re ef ▁Research ▁( N CO RE ), ▁which ▁works ▁to ▁understand , ▁con serve ▁and ▁manage ▁cor al ▁re ef s ▁world wide . ▁ ▁R S MA S ▁has ▁focused ▁significant ▁resources ▁to ▁studying ▁the ▁Deep water ▁Hor izon ▁oil ▁sp ill ▁and ▁its ▁long ▁term ▁environmental ▁effect . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Florida ' s ▁O il ▁Sp ill ▁Academ ic ▁Task ▁Force ▁that ▁works ▁with ▁the ▁Florida ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁on ▁sp ill ▁issues . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁C IMA S ▁team ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁research ▁vessel ▁Wal ton ▁Smith ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁document ▁a ▁ ▁long ▁oil ▁pl ume ▁extending ▁toward ▁the ▁D ry ▁T ort ug as . ▁ ▁The ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁evaluated ▁through ▁peer - review ed ▁competition ▁for ▁fac ulty ▁research ▁gr ants . ▁In