ABOUT ME
- Hello!
My name is Antoni Murcia. I love to paddle in the Sea of Cortes. In 2011, Alvaro, a baja fisherman nicknamed me “Toni de Baja”.
I am originally from Barcelona, in the mediterranean sea. As I kid I loved to snorkel in the beaches of Costa Brava, in the mediterranean sea. There weren’t too many fishes left among the thousands of tourists in the beach, but I loved it nonetheless.
As many kids my age, I spent all thursday afternoons glued to my Black and White TV screen, watching Cousteau’s “Odyssey” or Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente’s “El hombre y la Tierra”
I loved biology but got discouraged because there weren't many job opportunities for biologists in Spain in the 90s. So, since I also liked tinkering with mechanical inventions, I studied engineering.
Years passed, and my interest in marine life did not wane. On some occasions I regretted not having chosen to be a biologist. But in the end, if you have a true passion, all roads lead to Rome.
I got an engineering job that allowed me to travel to San Diego, some years later. As soon as I landed here, I visited the Sea of Cortes, in Baja California, and my mind was blown. Instead of tourists, I was surrounded by creatures I could only imagine seeing in my wildest dreams: sharks, flying rays, dolphins, whales!
So I took what I had, and made the best of it. My Biology passion pushed me to explore further. My engineering skills allowed me to create custom gear, like miniature solar panel powered desalinators. I learnt kayaking and videography and I started to explore.