This significant reduction points to a worrying sign of ecological imbalance and the urgent need to address the problem with due observance.

These marine creatures were once abundant in Caribbean waters, but environmental degradation has led to their decline.

Global climate change is affecting everyone, but particularly the marine ecosystem, and sea urchins are no exception.

Warmer ocean temperatures disrupt the organisms, weakening their immune systems and ultimately making them more susceptible to disease, leading to a decline in their population, the Associates Times website argued.

Another problem is the excessive overfishing of these organisms, as fishermen sell them at high prices.

This human action may have led to a reduction of the aforementioned organism and its future extinction.

Sea urchins are spiny marine invertebrates that live in the depths of the ocean floor.

They are mostly globular and spiny animals, and there are approximately 950 species worldwide, all of which have their own importance in the environment.

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