KEY WEST, Florida Keys -- "Good Morning America" weather anchor Sam Champion showcased the Florida Keys & Key West Monday, helping to counter misperceptions that the island chain has been physically impacted by the Gulf oil spill.

"These coasts are clear," said Champion as he waded off the beach at the Waldorf Astoria Casa Marina Resort, where the live broadcast originated.

Live segments featured Keys watersports including paddleboarding and kayaking, music by the local band Monks of Phunk and a taste of Key lime pie with the Casa Marina's executive chef Erik Malzahn.

Bobby Mongelli, owner of the Hogfish Bar and Grill, displayed a selection of Keys-caught seafood for Champion, ranging from stone crabs and pink shrimp to whole yellowtail and blackfin tuna.

Also displaying bounty found in Keys waters was Sean Fisher, grandson of legendary shipwreck salvager Mel Fisher, who showcased more than $4 million worth of gold, silver, emeralds and other artifacts recovered from the shipwrecked 1622 Spanish galleons Nuestra Señora de Atocha and Santa Margarita.

Sam Champion with Sean Fisher Sam Champion, Good Morning America's weather anchor. Photos by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau

Pre-taped segments concentrated on the negative economic impacts along much of the Gulf coast from the spill, despite an absence of physical impacts in most locations including the Florida Keys.

Among those interviewed Saturday were Captain Mike Weinhofer of Compass Rose Fishing Charters, Cece Roycraft of Dive Key West, Adelheid Salas of Southernmost Hotel Collection, Casa Marina's Kevin Speidel and Monroe County Commissioner Heather Carruthers, owner of Pearl's Rainbow.