### CCAMLR Registry of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems ### Data downloaded from https://vmeregistry.ccamlr.org/ on 2026-04012 CCAMLR Registry of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems. https://vmeregistry.ccamlr.org/ ### Processing steps: 1. Download CCAMLR_VME_Registry.xlsx and split sheet into single CSVs 2. Run 02_convert_to_shp.py from cwd * Convert spatial CSV records to point or rectangle shapefiles based on the available coordinate fields * Split dateline-crossing rectangles where required * Reproject from EPSG:4326 to EPSG:3031 and write outputs using source CSV filenames