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 ...

Melbourne celebrates seashells at Wickham Park with exhibits, crafts, jewelry, prizes, expert ID and free entry Jan. 17 and ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Beachcombing and shelling are popular activities for those heading to the seashore throughout the year. However, the seemingly innocuous ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

She’s found her happy place at the Wrightsville Beach seashore. Every chance she gets, Jennings Boukather, known to friends as Jen, walks the shoreline gathering oyster shells. She doesn’t just ...