{"id":17681,"date":"2021-05-28T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T22:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=17681"},"modified":"2021-05-28T13:18:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T18:18:15","slug":"twra-says-tennessee-boating-season-kicks-off-memorial-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2021\/05\/28\/twra-says-tennessee-boating-season-kicks-off-memorial-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"TWRA says Tennessee Boating Season kicks off Memorial Day Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-46127\" title=\"Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency - TWRA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/tennessee-wildlife-resources-agency.gif\" alt=\"Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency - TWRA\" width=\"140\" height=\"137\"><strong>Nashville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The Memorial Day holiday weekend is looked upon as the start to the summer boating season and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) wants to emphasize the use of life jackets along with boating in a safe and responsible manner.<\/p>\n<p>The May 29th-31st holiday weekend is expected to be one of the busiest of the year with many boaters going to the water for first time in 2021. Along with the use of life jackets, TWRA wants to stress the responsible use of alcohol while boating.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_311794\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Boating-1.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311794\" class=\"wp-image-311794 size-medium\" title=\"There was one boating related fatality during Memorial Day Weekend in Tennessee last year.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Boating-1-480x319.jpg\" alt=\"There was one boating related fatality during Memorial Day Weekend in Tennessee last year.\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-311794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There was one boating related fatality during Memorial Day Weekend in Tennessee last year.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It is important to consider the effects of drinking and driving whether on water or land.<\/p>\n<p>In a boat on the water, the effects of alcohol increase because of external stressors such as engine vibration, wave motion and glare from the sun.<\/p>\n<p>Operating a boat under the influence of alcohol or drugs is illegal in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want our boaters and fishermen to enjoy their time on our waterways,\u201d said Capt. Matt Majors, statewide boating investigator. \u201cHowever, boating incidents are preventable. Boating under the influence is irresponsible and illegal. Our wildlife officers will be out to ensure the safety of our boating public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As reported, the TWRA has seen a noticeable increase in boating traffic during the past year and a boom in the use of paddlecraft, such as kayaks and paddleboards throughout the state. PFDs are a requirement on kayaks and stand up paddlecraft (SUPs).<\/p>\n<p>Over the 2020 holiday weekend, there was one-boating related fatality which occurred in an incident below Fort Loudoun Dam. The fatality was one of 32 during 2020, the most in 37 years which came on the heels of a record-low eight in 2019. There have been eight fatalities thus far this year.<\/p>\n<p>For those having boats on the water for the first time this year, TWRA officials say taking a few minutes to check some of the boat components may be the key to having a nice, safe outing. Performing a simple maintenance check before getting on the water may prevent problems. Check hoses to make sure they are in good shape. Make sure the lights work and carry extra fuses and bulbs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nashville, TN &#8211; The Memorial Day holiday weekend is looked upon as the start to the summer boating season and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) wants to emphasize the use of life jackets along with boating in a safe and responsible manner. The May 29th-31st holiday weekend is expected to be one of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[2548,2618,13287,2375,8128,522,3724,549,284,608,973],"class_list":["post-17681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-leisure","tag-alcohol","tag-boating","tag-fort-loudoun-dam","tag-kayaks","tag-life-jackets","tag-memorial-day","tag-memorial-day-weekend","tag-nashville","tag-nashville-tn","tag-tennessee-wildlife-resources-agency","tag-twra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17681"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17682,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17681\/revisions\/17682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}