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Increasing ocean salinity is a very bad idea.
Increasing ocean salinity is a good idea. With all the ice caps melting, salinity is going further down. The salt makes the water denser, and that helps regulate temperatures. Also, the salinity differences between the poles and equator create a general current that cycles the water.
Plus, removing the salt and eventually returning the water is bad for ocean life. Their bodies need the salt.
You're removing salt and water. So you are increasing salinity when returning it to the ocean.
This isn't guesswork.
The water does get back into the ocean sooner or later, at least most of the time, see - rivers