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The man who was critically injured in a shark attack over the weekend while swimming off the Sonoma coast was listed in stable condition Monday at a Santa Rosa hospital.

The man, who was identified by regional surfers by his first name, Eric, is receiving treatment in the intensive care unit at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, a spokesman for the medical center said. He was airlifted there after being bitten Sunday morning, north of Bodega Bay.

The attack happened at approximately 9 a.m. on the shoreline, beyond the paved parking lot at North Salmon Creek Beach.

The shark pierced the man's wetsuit and pierced the skin of his right leg, but the bite did not appear to have removed any pieces of flesh, said Caspian Morast, the first lifeguard on the scene.

Authorities said the man is expected to survive his injuries. Medical center spokesman Christian Hill declined to provide additional details about his condition, citing patient privacy.

Witnesses said the man was paddling his surfboard when the shark emerged from below and sank its teeth into him. He left jaw marks that lined the bottom of her board and the back of her thigh and calf, Morast said.

Surfers who helped the man reach the shore tied a surfboard leash around his leg as a makeshift tourniquet, slowing the rate of blood emanating from his wounds, Morast said.

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When Morast and other rescuers arrived, the man was in the beach parking lot. The surfers had put him on a long board and carried him there, according to witnesses.

"It was cool to see everyone there helping the guy the best they could," Morast said.

Rescuers treated the man in an ambulance, until a helicopter arrived and took him to the medical center.

"He was in a lot of pain," Morast said. "I was just going over the general questions that we ask any type of trauma patient."

Morast, 21, surfed at Salmon Creek Beach early Sunday near the same spot where the shark bit the man. He had shed his wetsuit and changed into work clothes about 20 minutes before hearing an emergency radio report of the attack from him.

Morast ran back to the beach from Bodega Bay.

"It definitely crossed my mind that it could have been me or one of my good friends," he said.

Following the attack, California Department of Parks and Recreation leaders posted notices between Marshall Gulch and Mussel Point, approximately one mile north and one mile south of the shark attack, ordering people to stay out of the water along that stretch of coast on Tuesday.

You can reach staff writer Matt Pera at matthew.pera@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @Matt__Pera.