I have a few questions which I haven't been able to find the answer to:

1. If an Heir start with a ranged weapon, do they also start with any ammunition? For example does a Fisher 3 start with any harpoonbow ammunition, and does an Heir who rolls a random ranged weapon on the "General Gear 2" table start with any arrows/bolts?
2. Can a Fisher 2 Bait a creature which they haven't identified, but their ancestor has identified? Similarly, does a Fisher 5 gain [+] against creatures their ancestor has identified?
3. Can Heirs take different actions during an Exploration Turn? For example, can one Heir choose to Explore while two Heirs Rests, and one Heir Forages?

Hey! I know you asked a while ago, but hopefully it can still help.

I've been running for a few months, party is up to generation 4 and have reached the Kelp Forest. I'd say in general the answer here is going to be "depends on how the referee wants to run it." I think that's you here, but not sure. Here's what I would do:

1. Yes, definitely starts with ammo. You could do one slot's worth or you could maybe do as many slots as they want to fill. This hasn't come up for me a lot because the player's have generally used melee weapons. I also forgot there was ammo! Harpoonbow seems especially tricky though since it doesn't seem like there is a way to replenish the ammo. I'd probably just let them have a slot and count it as enough, but honestly hasn't come up a ton.

2. I don't let benefits like that accrue generation to generation. I like the choice between doing damage early on or identifying something, it makes them think about time and need to decide between risk now / reward later.

3. The way I read it, no. Forage and explore seem like they would take everyone working together. It also will make it way easier if you allow them to "split" a turn like that because they will be able to do much more than they would otherwise. I always viewed the turn choices as everyone needing to do them together.