The earrings are only a couple of inches long, but the masterfully carved salmon look like they’ve leaped from the water to whisper in the wearer’s ear. Their glowing red hues and iridescent ...

Sitting in front of a cutting wheel in his studio full of seashells, artisan Jin A'shan takes a few pieces, fashions them into different shapes and quickly polishes them. Within minutes, ordinary ...

This pixiu (a lion-shaped beast from Chinese mythology which is believed to turn calamities into blessings) is made of abalone shells from Dalian of Liaoning, China and Australia, finished jewelry and ...

Hunched over a tank inside the Bodega Marine Laboratory, alongside bubbling vats of seaweed and greenhouses filled with algae, Kristin Aquilino coaxed a baby white abalone onto her hand. She held out ...