Polar Bear Sighting Aboard USCG Cutter Healy (VIDEO) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption A polar bear sighting off the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy during the 2015 Arctic GEOTRACES expedition. The Arctic has experienced the highest degree of warming on the planet, causing sea ice to thin and recede. The region's iconic polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt, travel and mate. Credit © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Video courtesy of Bill Schmoker PolarTrek teacher 2015 GEOTRACES Arctic expedition Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.