They say once bitten, twice shy..but that's not true of a diver in west Australia who is recovering from a second shark attack in 10 years.

Gred Pickering was diving for abalone near the remote Cape Arid off the south coast of western Australia when he was attacked by what's believed to be a great white shark.

He was flown to Perth for emergency surgery and is in serious but stable condition.

Since his second attack Western Australia's Fisheries Department has issued a catch and kill order for the shark.

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