diff --git a/Overlap/report_graph.py b/Overlap/report_graph.py
index 84da631a3e65b7a3b9b52be9a41b453ae1d08ef9..af273df2bca4b8111b396114f789430d5cc3cdff 100755
--- a/Overlap/report_graph.py
+++ b/Overlap/report_graph.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from os import path
 from networkx import nx_agraph
 import os
 import json
+import util_eddies
 
 def node_to_date_eddy(node_index, e_overestim, only_date = False):
     """Convert from node identification in graph to eddy identification in
@@ -37,25 +38,24 @@ def read_eddy_graph(edgelist, shpc_dir = None):
 
         if shpc_dir is not None:
             # Read and set attributes of eddies:
-            extr_file = path.join(shpc_dir, "extremum")
-            set_attribute(G, extr_file)
+            handler = util_eddies.open_shpc(shpc_dir)
+            set_attribute(G, handler)
     else:
         print(edgelist, "not readable")
         G = nx.DiGraph()
 
     return G
 
-def set_attribute(G, extr_file):
-    with shapefile.Reader(extr_file) as s_read:
-        for shape_rec in s_read:
-            n = date_eddy_to_node(shape_rec.record.date,
-                                  shape_rec.record.eddy_index,
-                                  G.graph["e_overestim"])
-
-            if shape_rec.record.valid == 1 and n in G:
-                G.add_node(n, coordinates = tuple(shape_rec.shape.points[0]),
-                           speed = shape_rec.record.speed,
-                           ssh = shape_rec.record.ssh)
+def set_attribute(G, handler):
+    for shape_rec in handler["readers"]["extremum"]:
+        n = date_eddy_to_node(shape_rec.record.date,
+                              shape_rec.record.eddy_index,
+                              G.graph["e_overestim"])
+
+        if shape_rec.record.valid == 1 and n in G:
+            G.add_node(n, coordinates = tuple(shape_rec.shape.points[0]),
+                       speed = shape_rec.record.speed,
+                       ssh = shape_rec.record.ssh)
     
 def to_eddy_agraph(G):
     my_subgraphs = {}
diff --git a/Overlap/util_eddies.py b/Overlap/util_eddies.py
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..64088a7785b6713b39cc2b1ef218efa72760c62d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Overlap/util_eddies.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../Common/util_eddies.py
\ No newline at end of file