Premier Chris Minns has paused the trial to remove shark nets from three Greater Sydney beaches ahead of a report to be handed down from the Department of Primary Industries into Saturday’s fatal shark attack at Dee Why Beach.

Mercury “Merc” Psillakis , 57, was surfing with friends about 100 metres from the sand in a netted area at Dee Why beach at about 10am on Saturday, when a large shark bit him and his surfboard. His board was cut in two and he lost both legs.

The scene on the beach on Saturday; and Dee Why shark attack victim Mercury Psillakis. Credit: James Brickwood; Facebook

The attack came just a week after shark nets were installed at Dee Why and 50 other beaches between Wollongong and Newcastle on Monday , the first day of spring.

“We need to understand what happened

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