Fisheries officers are monitoring waters off Dunsborough where the first order to catch and kill a shark has been made as part of new guidelines introduced in November.

Lines which have large hooks on and are anchored in the water were initially set on Sunday catch a shark or sharks which have been seen repeatedly off beaches in Dunsborough.

Multiple sightings of a great white shark about three to four metres have been made in the area in the past week.

The most recent sighting was at 3.45pm on Tuesday, when a shark fitting that description came within 15 metres of the shore at Eagle Bay.