With the end of the year right around the corner, we've been "sifting" through some of our best shelling stories of 2025 and ...

Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are presenting a series of stories, photos and videos this week about shells and shelling in Southwest Florida − from shell art to shelling ...

Johnnie Ennis recently fulfilled one of his big goals in life. His hobby is looking for shells that wash up on Sanibel Island. He is a shell enthusiast and has been for quite some time. So when he ...

As beachgoers start taking on the sand, it’s important to know what pieces of your trip to the shore you can and can’t take with you. The city of Sanibel works with beach patrol to protect our shores’ ...

Note to readers: Multiple generations of a family of shell collectors gathered earlier this summer in Southwest Florida, combing the beaches on Captiva and Sanibel looking to add to their collections.

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. — Shell enthusiasts across the world are in awe about a recent find on Sanibel Island. Dr. Melanie Dittmer said she was sitting in shallow water off the beach last month, when she ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that environmental educator Richard Finkel recently connected ...