Delaware has a state bird, a state bug and a state fish. But until last year, there was no state sea shell. Then, 13-year-old Allyson Willis, a seventh-grader at Redding Middle School, came along and ...

Do you know Georgia’s official state seashell? It’s the shell of the knobbed whelk, a large sea snail common in coastal waters along the state’s seashore. Its beautiful, spiraled shell is a familiar ...

Walking along the ocean shore, little treasures dot the wrack zone. Twisted into the seaweed or caught in the waves, there’s driftwood, smoothed-out rocks, perfectly worn pieces of sea glass and ...

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP — A mountain of shells lay along the western shore of Barnegat Bay. They're being transported by barge and placed at a location off Good Luck Point, just a few hundred feet from the ...

Collecting seashells at the shore is a favorite summer pastime – but do you know what you’re collecting? “You could find up to 50 different kinds of shells on our region’s beaches,” said Amanda ...

A version of this story was originally published in 2023. Before you hit the Jersey Shore this summer, it may be wise to think twice if you happen upon a massive whelk shell on the beach that your kid ...

Whelk sea shells get this stained look after being buried for extended periods in marsh mud. The resurface on beaches after the mud shifts closer to the sufact, says the National Park Service National ...