Note to readers: This is Part 2 in a five-part series.The News-Press and Naples Daily News recently met with Jose H. Leal at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel. Leal ...

This shell, was discovered and named by Dr. Leal and Dr. Philippe Bouchet, a colleague from the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, and is very difficult to obtain, as it lives in ...

The Sanibel Recreation Center will host the island's first-ever Shell & Swap event this Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This free event invites shell enthusiasts of all ages to share, trade, and ...

Popular places to find the shells include: The Sanibel & Captiva Chamber of Commerce, Tuttles Seahorse Shell Shop and the Sanibel Marina.

Welker said that she got involved when two teachers from out of town left a shell outside her shop. After she found it and contacted them about it, they asked her to hide shells for them on Sanibel.

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium shut its doors after Hurricane Milton, but reopened with a new resident: a Giant Pacific Octopus.

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, ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, where the shell is located, is devoted to the study of seashells and their history. Note to readers: This is Part 2 in a five-part series.