Aquarium of Niagara

The Aquarium of Niagara has announced its third major expansion project in the last three years. Executive director Gary Siddall talked to WBFO's Mark Wozniak about plans for the aquarium's M&T Bank Shark & Ray Bay.

In its 53 years of existence, the Aquarium of Niagara has never included jellyfish among its collection of aquatic creatures. That will change in early 2019. Leaders gathered Friday morning to announce that work has officially begun on a new jellyfish display at the Niagara Falls attraction.

By the end of this year, the Aquarium of Niagara will add jellyfish to its collection of sea creatures.

When rescued as a pup, the gray seal named Medusa was completely blind. The two-year-old Aquarium of Niagara resident recently underwent successful cataract removal surgery. She'll remain blind for life, but aquarium officials say there are other reasons why the cataract surgery was still important.