If you can hold it up to your ear and hear the ocean, most likely John Haney has it. Haney owns Seal Beach’s California Seashell Co., one of the oldest shops on Main Street. The store carries more ...

There's fine shell hunting on Ocracoke and Portsmouth Island, North Carolina. Summer's almost here, and beachcombers are ready to hunt for treasures washed up on shore. “You never know what the sea is ...

A beach day? (S)hell yeah! Everyone has their own idea of the perfect travel souvenir—some pocket postcards, others stock up at duty-free stores. And then there are the shell seekers. If you fall into ...

The series of storms that have raked the North Carolina coast the past several months have made some of the state’s beaches destinations for shell hunters from across the country. These unevenly ...

Seashell hunters from across the nation are attracted to North Carolina’s barrier islands and a surprising example of why turned up on the Shackleford Banks inside Cape Lookout National Seashore. “A ...

Many craft-based small businesses begin with a plentiful raw ingredient and creativity -- like seashell crafting. Entrepreneurs with ample access to a good source of shells, like a public beach, have ...

OUTER BANKS, N.C. — The lack of tourists in North Carolina’s Outer Banks during the coronavirus pandemic has been creating large piles of uncollected seashells. A Facebook video posted Monday by the ...

A rare, vibrant purple sea snail, Janthina, washed ashore in La Jolla, California, captivating beachgoers. These unique ...

Let's hope Tuesday's first rays of summer bring sun and sea shells. Because young Liam Trantham has only been here two days, and so far, Pensacola is not measuring up to Savannah, Georgia in the ...

Named the best shelling spot in North America by Travel + Leisure magazine, Sanibel Island—located near Fort Myers on the Gulf of Mexico—is a true haven for seashell-spotting enthusiasts. “It turns ...