Publications
Bohorquez, J.J., Fine, M., Grieco, D., Gill, D., et al. (in press) Coral Reefs Span Borders, So Must Solutions: Transboundary Conservation in Complex Political Environments. npj Ocean Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00166-x
Bohorquez, J.J., Santora, C., Guzman Valladares, A, et al. 2025. A roundtable on marine protected area finance: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean on four keys to success for improving financial sustainability. Marine Policy. 182, 106891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106891
Bohorquez, J.J., Fine, M., Grieco, D., Gill, D. et al. 2025 United Seas for Resilient Reefs: A Blueprint for Coral Conservation Through International Cooperation. Stony Brook University, New York Climate Exchange. https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/somas_articles/16/
Bohorquez, J.J., Dvarskas, A., Jacquet, J., Sumaila, U.R., Nye, J.A., Pikitch, E.K., 2023. A novel framework to evaluate the financial sustainability of marine protected areas. Biological Conservation. 283(110083). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110083
Bohorquez, J., Galland, G., Miller, S., 2023. Trophic dynamics and life history of Atlantic skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) call for a ‘forage fish approach’ to management procedures. Collect. Vol. Sci. Pap. ICCAT, 80(2): 109-115 (2023)
Bohorquez, J.J., 2023. El Fondo Patrimonial y la sostenibilidad financiera del Santuario de Flora y Fauna Malpelo, Colombia. Fondo Acción, Bogota, Colombia.
Bohorquez, J.J., 2023. The Endowment Fund and the financial sustainability of the Malpelo Flora and Fauna Sanctuary, Colombia. Fondo Acción, Bogota, Colombia. https://fondoaccion.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/White-Paper.pdf
Kleinhaus, K., Bohorquez, J.J., Awadallah, Y., Meyers, D., Pikitch, E.K., 2022. Boost Egypt's coral reef conservation efforts. Science, 378(6620). https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf3377
Victurine, R., Meyers, D., Bohorquez, J., Box, S., Blythe, J., Callow, M., Jupiter, S., Schweigart, K., Walsh, M., Bieri, T., Sustainable Financing for Coral Reefs. Vibrant Oceans Initiative, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY. March 2021. wcs.org/coral-finance-whitepaper
Zhao, Y., Pikitch, E., Frankstone, T., Bohorquez, J., Fang, X., Zheng, J., Li, Y., Chen, Z., Lin, W., Xue, G., 2022. Transition of China’s Marine Protected Areas since 2018. Marine Policy. 139 : 105040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105040
Bohorquez, J.J., Dvarskas, A., Jacquet, J., Sumaila, U.R., Nye, J., Pikitch, E.K., 2022, A New Tool to Evaluate, Improve, and Sustain Marine Protected Area Financing Built on a Comprehensive Review of Finance Sources and Instruments. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8(742846). https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.742846/full
Bohorquez, J.J., Xue, G., Frankstone, T., Grima, M.M., Kleinhaus, K., Zhao, Y., Pikitch, E.K., 2021, China's little-known efforts to protect its marine ecosystems safeguards some habitats but omits others. Science Advances, 7(46), DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abj1569
Bohorquez, J.J., Bryce, B., Battacharyya, K., Leone, S.D., Bardoux, P., Philip, M., Grimsditch, G., Meyers, D., An Integrated Blended Finance Fund for Coral Reefs. 2021 YISF Symposium, Yale University. October 29th, 2021.
Besancon, C., Marcus, T., Bohorquez, J.,Meyers, D., 2021. Protected Area Finance Capacity Needs: Results of a Global Survey. Conservation Finance Alliance, Global Park Solutions.
Meyers, D., Battacharyya, K., Bray, B., Bohorquez, J., Leone, S., 2021. The Global Fund for Coral Reefs: Investment Plan 2021. Conservation Finance Alliance.
Dvarskas, A., Bricker, S.B., Wikfors, G., Bohorquez, J.J., Dixon, M.S., Rose, J.M.*, 2020, Quantification and Valuation of Nitrogen Removal Services Provided by Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture at the Subwatershed Scale. Environmental Science & Technology https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.0c03066#
Meyers, D., Bohorquez, J., Cumming, T., Emerton, L., v.d. Heuvel, O., Riva, M., Swanson, E., and Victurne, R. Conservation Finance: A Framework. Conservation Finance Alliance, March 2020, www.cfalliance.org
http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.14186.88000
Bohorquez, J.J., Dvarskas, A., Pikitch, E., 2019. Categorizing Global MPAs: A cluster analysis approach. Marine Policy. 108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103663
Bohorquez, J.J., Dvarskas, A., Pikitch, E., (2019) Filling the data gap – a pressing need for advancing MPA sustainable finance. Frontiers in Marine Science. 6:45. 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00045
Engle, C., Bohorquez, J.J., (2019), Mariculture, Economic and Social Impacts. in Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 3rd Edition. Academic Press. ISBN: 9780128130810
Hoagland, P., Sumaila, U.R., Farrow, S., Bohorquez, J.J., (2019) Marine Protected Areas., in Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 3rd Edition. Academic Press. ISBN: 9780128130810
Selected workshops, presentations & conference talks
Lead organizer. “Caribbean MPA Finance Facility Design Workshop”. Gulf Caribbean Fisheries Institute. Cartagena, Colombia, October 2025.
Bohorquez, J. et al., “Blueprints for Resilience: Coral Reefs as a Model for Regional Ocean Action for a Changing Climate”. A UNOC3 Side-Event at the ICRI Coral Reef Pavilion. Sponsors: Stony Brook University, SHAMS, The New York Climate Exchange, Healthy Reefs for Healthy People. June 9th 2025. Nice, France.
Moderator. “Building 30x30 in LAC – Opportunities for Environmental Trust Funds to Support Sustainable Finance for Protected Area Networks”. XXVI RedLAC Congress. St. Lucia. October 7th, 2024.
Bohorquez, J.J., Santora, C., Gonzalez, M.J., “A Roundtable on Marine Protected Area Financing: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean”. Knowledge Sharing Session. 5thInternational Marine Protected Areas Congress, Vancouver, Canada. February 2023.
Meyers, D, Bohorquez, J.J., “An Integrated Blended Finance Fund for Coral Reefs”, Oral presentation and panel. 2021 YISF Annual Symposium, Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance, October 29, 2021
Pikitch, E.K., Bohorquez, J.J., “An Analysis of China’s Marine Protected Areas.” The Lenfest Ocean Program. December 16th, 2021. https://www.lenfestocean.org/en/news-and-publications/multimedia/webinar-on-an-analysis-of-marine-protected-areas-in-china
Bohorquez, J.J., “"Finanzas sostenibles para áreas marinas protegidas en Latino America y el Caribe con seis casos de estudios.”. Invited by Fondo Acción Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia. November 19th, 2021.
Bohorquez, J.J., “Developing a financial sustainability assessment tool for Marine Protected Areas." Virtual seminar, OCTO/OpenChannels, NOAA National MPA Center. December 8th, 2020. https://www.openchannels.org/webinars/2020/developing-financial-sustainability-assessment-tool-marine-protected-areas
Bohorquez, J.J., Pikitch, E.K., Santora, C., “Lessons in Business Planning and Sustainable Finance from MPAs off Colombia’s Atlantic and Pacific Coasts”. Technical workshop, Effective Marine Protected Area Development and Implementation for Achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 14, target 5, Inception Meeting. Hosted by the UN Environment Programme. Rome, Italy. December 17th 2019.
Pikitch, E., Bohorquez, J., “The Shinnecock Bay Restoration Program.” International Symposium on Assessing the Importance of Coastal Wetlands for Marine Ecosystems, Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Local Livelihoods in China, Shanghai, China, November 2018.
Dixon, M., Rose, J., Bohorquez, J., Bowgen, R., Wikfors, G., Dvarskas, A., “An Integrated, Multidisciplinary Approach to Valuing the Shellfish Resources of a Coastal Community: A Pilot Study in Greenwich, CT., USA.” 148th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Atlantic City, NJ, USA, August 2018.
Bohorquez, J., Dvarskas, A., Pikitch, E., “MPA costs and funding needs – a comparison against terrestrial PAs to guide advancements in MPA finance.” 5th International Marine Conservation Congress, Kuching, Malaysia, June 2018.
Awards
2021 Steven Berkeley Marine Conservation Fellowship - Runner Up
This fellowship was created by the American Fisheries Society in 2007 to honor the memory of Steven Berkeley, a dedicated fisheries scientist with a passionate interest in integrating the fields of marine ecology, conservation biology, and fisheries science to improve fisheries management.
First Place, Prose Category - Words on Water 2020, Hosted by the Blue Institute
Writing competition. Story titled: “The Many Faces of Marine Conservation – From a Remote Colombian Island to a Roman Boardroom in Three Days.” Re-published at https://sevenseasmedia.org/the-many-faces-of-marine-conservation-from-a-remote-colombian-island-to-a-roman-boardroom-in-3-days/
Evan R. Liblit Graduate Scholarship - 2019
Given to a promising graduate student demonstrating excellence in academic achievement and undertaking a marine, terrestrial, groundwater, atmospheric pollution related or waste management research topic.
Pikitch Family Endowed Research Award - 2019
Intended to recognize outstanding research proposals and to encourage the career advancement of MS and PhD students working under the supervision of the faculty of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.
J.R. Schubel Fellowship - 2018
Presented to graduate students who demonstrate outstanding commitment and effectiveness in translating science to the public, using science to inform policy, and serving as “ambassadors” to the school’s mission.