His stated objective was to "restore the abundance of wild salmon that formerly existed on both sides of the North Atlantic".
[4] He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2007 for his efforts on saving endangered species.
[6] Orri died on 1 July 2017 in Reykjavík of lung cancer at the age of 74.
[7][2] Mark Kurlansky dedicated his 2020 book, Salmon, to the memory of Orri Vigfússon.
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