The Westpac lifesaving rescue helicopter service performed over 480 missions last summer and are ready to do the same this summer.
Albany bodyboarder Noah Symmans was out near the Wedge break off Pyramids Beach when he was bitten on the leg by an unknown species of shark.
It's understood he was dragged under the water,but was able to free himself.
The state government announced five new shark mitigation strategies today.
The Queensland government has announced its plan to protect visitors to the Whitsundays after three shark attacks,including one fatal mauling,in Cid Harbour.
The Queensland government will meet with experts in the Whitsundays region on Friday with the head of the state's shark control program aiming to make people more"shark wise".
"If you knew my brother,you know just how much the world is at loss right now,"Mike Christidis wrote.
Fisheries officers announced industrial action one day after a fatal shark attack but said it would not impact on Cid Harbour.
The man,43,took himself to Ballina District Hospital with a gash to his left calf.
Daniel Christidis,a 33-year-old research fellow at Austin Health,was on the first day of a Whitsundays'cruise when he was attacked.
Officers are taking industrial action in an ongoing dispute about pay with the state government.