When Sam Edwardes was bitten by a shark at a beach in Byron Bay on Sunday morning,he was the third of his tight circle of friends to be attacked.
The 41-year-old man was surfing near Belongil Beach about 6.40am on Sunday when he was bitten on the leg.
Shark alarms will be installed at two popular Perth beaches after successful trials in the state's South West.
Humane Society International has launched a legal challenge against the state over its use of lethal measures in the Great Barrier Reef.
As a part of the trial 10 SMART drumlines will be set along an 11.5km stretch of the coast,in the Ngari Capes Marine Park.
Humane Society International will push for the removal of the 173 lethal drumlines installed in the world heritage-listed marine park.
Is it a shark? No,probably a toadfish.
The pair were attacked by a shark on Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays on Thursday morning.
Rohan Lewis told 9 News Perth he had been on an inflatable boat off the coast of the popular tourist island when he saw a large shark approach his boat.
The local boy was surfing in Yallingup Bay on Monday when he noticed the Westpac shark spotting helicopter stop and hover above him and another older surfer.
Videos posted to social media show the shark swimming at the Brighton-Le-Sands beach close to shore on Tuesday afternoon.