When s ea u rchin population growth is uncontrolled, they can over-graze and decimate macroalgal beds, creating areas termed "urchin barrens". S ea u rchin gonad enhancement is a proposed method to remove s ea urchins from barren grounds, promote the re-growth of macroalgal beds, and produce a highly-valued marketable product. Prepared feeds need to be developed that not only increase gonad yield, but also impart appropriate market colour and flavour. This project assessed the effects of two prepared diets (V10.1.9 and V10.1.10) and a natural feed (bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana ) and three seawater temperatures (8, 12, and 16oC) on gonad yield/quality for both the green (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) and red (Mesocentrotus franciscanus ) sea urchin held under laboratory conditions for 12 weeks . Green urchins fed the prepared diets had overall higher gonad yields and better colour than the green urchins fed kelp at all three temperature treatments; with V10.1.9 producing the highest yields for all three temperatures and V10.1.10 producing the best colour at 16oC . Red urchins fed V10.1.10 at 12 oC had the highest gonad yields out of all the treatments, while the red urchins fed kelp at 8oC had the lowest yields. The gonad colour was better overall with the red urchins fed V10.1.10, with the best colour again obtained at 16oC, which is the same trend as seen in the green urchins.