A LARGE shark is believed to have bitten part of a scuba diver's fin off Perth.
The diver said he saw a large dark shape in the water then noticed part of his fin was missing as he returned to his boat.
The man was diving near Little Island off Hillarys Boat Harbour at about 11am (WST) on Saturday.
WA Department of Fisheries Shark Response Unit manager Lisa Clack said the department's senior shark scientist had assessed the fins and was unable to confirm it was a shark bite.
"There are some marks which could have been caused by a shark bite, but other marks we would expect to see from a shark bite are absent," Ms Clack said in a statement.
"We are unable to confirm. While this could have been a shark, other large marine animals, particularly seals and sea-lions, are known to occasionally bite divers' fins."
Ms Clack said fisheries officers attended boat ramps in the area to advise water users that an incident was reported and that they should be extra careful.
Earlier on Saturday a series of tagged white shark detections were recorded along the Perth coast.
The detections occurred at the Swanbourne, Floreat and Scarborough receivers, with the first detection at 3:45am.
A Department of Fisheries spokesman said shark monitors in the area where the man reported the shark attack did not detect a shark, so the likelihood it was the same shark was distant.
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