Note to readers: This is Part 5 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 ...

Note to readers: This is Part 3 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 ...

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, 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.

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 ...

The Sanibel Shell Show began Thursday at the Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort, where shell enthusiasts have gathered for years to share their passion. An estimated 1,000 people are expected to ...

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, ...