Longtime Haines fishermen recently received checks from the Exxon Qualified Settlement Fund.
The checks are next to the last ones that will be issued, according to officials with the fund.
Many Lynn Canal gillnetters fishing at the time of the March 1989 spill are covered under the settlement category of “unoiled” fisheries. Fishermen’s claims included the loss of value of their catch due to a drop in the salmon market following the spill.
Checks arriving…