Aquaculture Development in Myanmar: Aquaculture Quo Vadis?
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsI apprciapte the MS written by the author. However, the MS needs major revision at this stage for the considearation for publication. As per the title of the MS the MS is not following in the same way.
The trend in aquaculture, the trend in species cultivated the dyna,ics of the species cultivated and the way it is going nneds to be discussed by teh authors. e.g in disease, which are the major disease outbreak in the country, how it has affected the fish production. what was the loss in terms of USD to the farmers. What are policies and the infastrcture to tackel them?
in feed , the amount farmers spend in feed, how the local feed material can reduce the feed cost, though it has been discussed. The total fish feed market dynamics in the country, trnd of fish feed market needs to be discussed.
in the market, the trend in export and new market as the scope, how domestic market dynamics affct the farmers if any . what is the scope of improving the domestic market.
in climate chnage, how climate change has affcetd the production and in terms of USD needs to be discussed. the futre chllanges and the steps taken by the govt. to reduce the vulnerability may be given priority
more suggestions are attched in the MS.
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Author Response
Reviewer1
I apprciapte the MS written by the author. However, the MS needs major revision at this stage for the considearation for publication. As per the title of the MS the MS is not following in the same way.
We thank the reviewer for the constructive comments that helped improve the manuscript. We addressed the comments point by point below. The MS is providing the different approaches to reform the sector before the current political crisis. After this crisis is overcome, these approaches will be taken into account for the quo va-dis.
L317: …such ingredients may comprise peanut oilcake as well as oil cakes of groundnut, sesame,
What is the difference in groundnut and peanut?
The sentence was rewritten: …such ingredients may comprise oil cakes of groundnut, sesame,
The trend in aquaculture, the trend in species cultivated the dyna,ics of the species cultivated and the way it is going nneds to be discussed by teh authors.
We provide a historical outlook on how species farmed developed. We identified the main species farmed and, finally, we provide recommendations which species should be targeted in the future
L356: In comparison to either tilapia or pangasius, Indian major carps are less suited phys- iologically to culture at high densities using pelleted feeds.
Rewritten: In comparison to either tilapia or pangasius, Indian major carps are less suited physiologically to culture at high densities.
e.g in disease, which are the major disease outbreak in the country, how it has affected the fish production. what was the loss in terms of USD to the farmers. What are policies and the infastrcture to tackel them?
There is hardly no record of disease outbreaks, Taura Syndrome and White Spot disease is mentioned in brief yearly reports of the DOF (no report since 2020), all in all the Aquatic Animal Health and Disease Control Section is under-staffed and has low capacity.
L384-388: at least there is no infection reported, despite the proximity to Thailand and China and the frequent smuggling of larvae. Indeed, Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) is the first significant disease reported in tilapia. It is very contagious and widespread in Asia [47, 54-59]. Until now, there are no effective control measures and implementation of good management practices are the only option to prevent the outbreak of the virus and spread of the disease.
When it is not reported there is no point in discussing it in the context of Myanmar
TiLV is present in both neighboring countries China and Thailand and therefore presents a major threat that needs to be discussed here! It is very probable that TiLV is going to be reported in the near future
TilV Lake Virus was, according to a recent oral statement from DOF not detected. However, currently there is no capacity to detect this.
in feed , the amount farmers spend in feed, how the local feed material can reduce the feed cost, though it has been discussed. The total fish feed market dynamics in the country, trnd of fish feed market needs to be discussed.
Added a section on feed sector in Myanmar.
in the market, the trend in export and new market as the scope, how domestic market dynamics affct the farmers if any . what is the scope of improving the domestic market.
in climate chnage, how climate change has affcetd the production and in terms of USD needs to be discussed. the futre chllanges and the steps taken by the govt. to reduce the vulnerability may be given priority
Added some trends in feed in Myanmar, however the data is very limited.
Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsMDPI
Manuscript: Water-3365312
This is a straightforward manuscript. The authors presented Myanmar’s aquaculture production (Fig. 1), diversity aquaculture section in Myanmar, Bangladesh and Thailand (Fig. 2), SWOT analysis of the aquaculture in Myanmar (Table 1).
This manuscript is well designed and well written.
1. Title: Suggest the authors check word “quo va-dis?”
2. Suggest the authors add one figure showing map of Myanmar and its areas about aquaculture area and species in the manuscript.
3. Fig. 1: Is it possible to trace back to early 1950? Suggest the authors rework the figures.
4. Fig. 2: Suggest the authors rework Fig. 2. It is difficult to understand the species diversity and production percentage in three different countries. In addition, add a country, how about India?
Author Response
This is a straightforward manuscript. The authors presented Myanmar’s aquaculture production (Fig. 1), diversity aquaculture section in Myanmar, Bangladesh and Thailand (Fig. 2), SWOT analysis of the aquaculture in Myanmar (Table 1).
We thank the reviewer for the constructive comments that helped improve the manuscript. We addressed the comments point by point below.
This manuscript is well designed and well written.
- Title: Suggest the authors check word “quo va-dis?”
Has been checked – quo vadis is correctly spelt
- Suggest the authors add one figure showing map of Myanmar and its areas about aquaculture area and species in the manuscript.
Due to the diversity of aquaculture over Myanmar, the map is overloaded. We decided to not include it here…
- Fig. 1: Is it possible to trace back to early 1950? Suggest the authors rework the figures.
As indicated we used the FAO database. Therefore, the figure presents the actual state of the art.
- Fig. 2: Suggest the authors rework Fig. 2. It is difficult to understand the species diversity and production percentage in three different countries. In addition, add a country, how about India?
We decided to illustrate the actual diversity in comparison to two neighboring countries. India has no relevance with regard to the export of Myanmar
