A 43 year old man has been taken to Lismore Base Hospital after he was bitten by a shark at Shelley Beach near Ballina at 7:10 this morning.
This follows a string of shark attacks on the east coast over the last few months which have primarily been occurring in the Whitsundays.
After the September attacks, drum lines were installed in Queensland, but have since been taken down following the baiting of six sharks.