Jim Toomey

Jim Toomey
Jim Toomey in his studio
Born	James Patrick Toomey (1960-12-26) December 26, 1960
Occupation	Cartoonist
Years active	1991– present
Notable work	Sherman's Lagoon
Spouse	Valerie Toomey

Toomey and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Jane Lubchenco unveil the poster he designed for NOAA's Marine Protected Areas Center in 2009.

James Patrick Toomey is an American cartoonist, creator of Sherman's Lagoon.

Creative works

• Lunch Wore a Speedo - Oct. 2014
• Here We Go Again - Oct. 2013
• Think Like a Shark - Sep. 2012
• Never Bite Anything That Bites Back - Sep. 2011
• Discover Your Inner Hermit Crab - Sep. 2010
• Confessions of a Swinging Single Sea Turtle - Sep. 2009
• Sharks Just Wanna Have Fun - Sep. 2008
• Yarns and Shanties - Sep. 2007
• Planet of the Hairless Beach Apes - Sep. 2006
• In Shark Years I'm Dead - March 2006
• A Day at the Beach - March 2005
• Surfer Safari - Sep. 2005
• Catch of the Day - Sep. 2004
• Shark Diaries - Sep. 2003
• A Lagoa de Sherman - Sep. 2003 (Spanish)
• Le Lagon de Sherman - Sep. 2003 (French)
• Greatest Hits & Near Misses - Sep. 2002
• Surf's Up - March 2003
• Greetings From Sherman's Lagoon - Sep 2002
• Another Day in Paradise - Sep 2001
• An Illustrated Guide to Shark Etiquette - Sep 2000
• Poodle: The Other White Meat - Sep 1999
• Ate That, What's Next? - Sep. 1997
• Lagunen - Sep. 1996 (Norwegian)
• Sigges Lagun - Sep. 1994 (Swedish)
• 50 Ways to Save the Ocean (illustrator; written by David Helvarg)

External links

• Sherman's Lagoon website
• Jim Toomey website
• TED Talk - April 2010
• Ocean Inspiration: 100-Second Tribute to Jacques Cousteau
• UNEP Video: Climate Change
• UNEP Video: The True Value of Our Oceans
• UNEP Video: Marine Litter
• UNEP Video: Blue Carbon
• UNEP Video: Nutrient Runoff
• UNEP Video: Adaptation to Sea Level Rise