Mowbray woman Kuan Nee Lim takes several foreign language tours a month, drawing on her skills in Malay, Cantonese and Mandarin.

The Australian Maritime College graduate did work experience at the seahorse breeding facility while studying her degree in marine conservation.

Mr Hawkins said the growing number of Asian tourists inspired him to hire the aspiring marine park worker.

He pinned the visitor increase - numbers are up 20 per cent on the last financial year - on targeted campaigns by Tourism Tasmania.

"The gift shop is something that really pumps," he said.

"Australians are still by far the biggest group visiting.

"We're the only UN-approved seahorse exporter in the world."

Seahorse World is open daily.