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WA crayfish are about to turn in unison and head for deeper waters on 'whites run'

Millions of crayfish are set to descend into deep waters off WA's coast this week, in a "unique" migratory march.

The annual "whites run" is a natural phenomenon in which juvenile western rock lobsters from Bunbury to Kalbarri moult their red shells, becoming pale and soft.

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