Beaches remain closed after the "particularly tragic" death of a dad attacked by a shark the day before father's day, amid a rethink of a multimillion-dollar shark management program.

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The 57-year-old was pulled from the water by surfers on Saturday morning after being mauled by a large shark at Long Reef Beach on Sydney's northern beaches.

He leaves behind a wife and young daughter, Police Superintendent John Duncan said.

"It's one of those freak incidents that happens very, very rarely ... a great tragedy," he told reporters on Saturday.

"(Sunday) being father's day, it's particularly tragic."

The attack is believed to have happened abou

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