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Although New Jersey’s seashells can’t compare to the beauties found in tropical locales, the state is still a good place for beginning collectors to get their feet wet. “Northern shells don’t come in ...

Some people are serious about shell collecting. John Fatu has a species of abalone named after him. He started collecting shells and sending them to the Smithsonian Institution about 30 years ago.

No longer strictly shore-bound, shell designs go upscale in fine form. Whether exotic or purely organic in style, the luminous look of shell slides into multiple settings with plenty of natural charm.

Carole Marshall has been collecting shells most of her life. The Chicago native started shelling while visiting Fort Myers Beach with her parents in the 1960s. "The first year I was there, I didn't ...