The invention discloses an automatic underwater feeding basket for manatees. An installing base is included; after the device is driven to a manatee food provisioning area, and aquatic plants are putinto a food basket, a second winch is driven, and after a clump weight makes contact with the aquatic plants in the food basket, the second winch stops immediately; due to a rotating device, a liftingcolumn, a horizontal moving rod and the food basket can flexibly rotate, and therefore food provisioning of the food basket can be performed on different underwater orientations, and the flexibilityof the device is improved; due to a lifting device and a horizontal moving device, the position of the food basket can be effectively adjusted, so that the food provisioning range of the food basket can be widened, and convenience and fastness are improved when food provisioning is performed for the manatees; due to the second winch and the clump weight, it can be effectively avoided that the floating phenomenon occurs when the aquatic plants in the food basket enter the water; and meanwhile, due to the clump weight, a closed rotating door at the bottom of the food basket can be opened, so that the aquatic plants can be discharged out of the bottom of the food basket, and eating is convenient for the manatees.