(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 'We know more about the topography of Mars than we do about the earth's seafloor,' Shin Tani says, and oceans 'have a much bigger direct impact on our everyday lives than the surface of Mars.' But today, we have the ability to map the world's seafloor in more detail than ever, and this is crucial for tsunami forecasting, fishing resources, sediment transport, environmental change, mineral extraction and many more areas. To mark the World Oceans Day (8 June), Wide Angle gives the floor to Vice Admiral (ret) Shin Tani, co-organiser of the Forum for Future Ocean Floor Mapping, in Monaco, from 15 to 17 June 2016....
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