But that may not happen until August at the earliest.
"We are still waiting to get a licence. It is frustrating. We are creating work. It's for the community, for the people," said clam diver Philip Sanguya.
Divers in this community on the shores of Baffin Bay saw their harvesting licences suspended because their clams weren't being inspected.
Ten divers with the Qikiqtarjuaq Diving Group have been supplying the North with Maya clams since 2000.
And they were able to get harvesting licences until last April.
Talk of expanding the industry had a ripple effect that stretched to Ottawa.
At the end of March, the Nunavut government put the industry under the microscope during an information workshop and talked of the future the clam industry has.
The positives of the workshop were soon overshadowed by the suspension of harvesting licences because the catches weren't being inspected under the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program.
"We have to apply the same law as anywhere in Canada. Inspections are important, especially for shellfish," said Larry Simpson, a senior advisor for fisheries and sealing with the Nunavut government. "There is a real danger."
He noted that a protocol is being drawn up to address the situation.
That must then go to the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).
"Other regulations have to be complied with before we can issue a licence. The divers are waiting for their licence but we need to have the federal protocol in place," said Karen Ditz, fishing management biologist with DFO.
"We seem to be tied up in bureaucracy," she said.
The parties are in negotiations and Ditz said the situation should be resolved soon.
But it can't be soon enough for divers like Sanguya.
"It's taking forever. It's been two months now. We are usually diving almost year round, except during break up and freeze up," he said.
The cost of inspecting the harvest is estimated at $40,000 to $60,000 for the first year ending next March.
"After that, we have to figure out a long-term plan, one that would allow them to comply with their mandate and not put strain on financial resources. We hope to have federal funding," said Simpson.
A meeting is expected at the end of July or the beginning of August to finalize the protocol.
While there is a potential of 80,000 kg of shellfish to be harvested each year, Simpson said the company is not producing near that yet.
The group, made up of certified divers, has a quota of 50,000 kg of clams a year, which brings about $500,000.
The clams are currently sold only in the North, to Northern stores, individuals and Co-ops.