He has spent 23 years in the field of marine conservation and his research focuses on different ecological aspects of seabirds relevant for conservation. In addition, he has taken direct action in conservation issues such as oil pollution in the southwest Atlantic, which created large scale problems for seabirds.

Working for WCS and a GEF/UNDP project, Borboroglu coordinated and facilitated a community-based participatory process to design the first management plan for Punta Tombo, the world's largest and most accessible Magellanic Penguin colony. By coordinating 130 stakeholders, he created a commission to design and propose a marine protected area of 90,000 hectares adjacent to this colony. Additionally, he designed management plans for other sensitive coastal sectors to improve protected areas along the coast of Patagonia.